ASUU Strike: Ahmed Musa slams politicians with children in foreign schools

 Ahmed Musa criticizes politicians who have kids in foreign schools during the ASUU strike.

Ahmed Musa

The Super Eagles captain claimed that the nation's elite don't have faith in the system they are in charge of.

Ahmed Musa, the captain of the Super Eagles, has questioned the sincerity of those who should be seeking a solution to the issue because there is no end in sight for the protracted strike action being carried out by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

In a now-viral post on his Instagram page, Musa said that the governing class of the nation doesn't believe in the system they are in charge of, which is why they send their kids to study overseas while the ivory towers of the nation are kept behind closed doors.

Pictures of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike allegedly attending his son's graduation from a U.K. university recently flooded the internet.

Aside from Mr. Wike, a number of prominent politicians and those in political office have publicly celebrated their children's graduation from overseas universities.

The Super Eagles captain is dissatisfied with the anomaly because students in Nigeria's government-owned higher education institutions now spend more time at home than in their classrooms.

To our elected officials whose kids attend foreign schools, he wrote: How do you feel about traveling to see your kids in another country, snapping photos at their schools, and sharing them online while ASUU is on strike?

Seriously, how do you feel about it? You're in charge of a system that you don't even support. One Oyibo leader whose child attends school in Nigeria, please.

ASUU has remained on strike throughout this most recent round of industrial action for more than four months after accusing the federal government of breaking promises made in the past, notably the promise to enhance financing for public universities.

On the other hand, President Muhammadu Buhari issued a call on Monday to all well-meaning Nigerians, especially those close to the association's leaders and members, to persuade the lecturers to change their minds about their stance and the potential consequences for the nation and a whole generation.