Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has commended the Rivers State University for not joining the protracted industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Speaking, during the commissioning of the Etche Campus of the state university, Wike said there is no basis for the institution to join the strike.
He said when the institution had issues nobody came to sympathize with them, noting that students of the institution cannot suffer because of problems in other universities.
“Thank God our university did not join the strike because there’s no basis for them to join the strike. Why did I said so? You will recollect sometimes ago when lecturers were sacked in the university, when the school was shutdown by the previous administration, ASUU never went on strike in sympathy of our university,” he said.
“And so, I told the university, I am not here as father Christmas. If you have your problem face the government and solve your problem. If any other state have problem, they should solve their own problem. Our students cannot suffer because one university somewhere is not being paid. When we had our own problem, nobody came to sympathise with us,” he added.
He said the project is another fulfillment of the promise made to Etche people, which will definitely drive development in the area.
The governor also said God has given him power, and resources as a governor to do what is appropriately good for Rivers people and will not leave what he would do for God to do.
