I Knew Nothing About Education Sector When Buhari Appointed Me — Nigeria Minister Of Education, Adamu

 

Mallam Adamu Adamu, Nigerians Minister Of Education said he knew nothing about the education sector when he was appointed in 2015 by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd).

He disclosed this at a valedictory session with officials and heads of parastatals of the Ministry.

Adamu, upon his appointment, shared his idea with those he called on to help him with a policy document on education.

“I didn’t know anything about the education sector when I was appointed Minister except superficially. But when Buhari decided to make me Minister of Education, I called some people to assist me work on a policy document on education because I was a novice in the sector. I shared my idea with them and they assisted me greatly, and I remain grateful to them for these years,” the minister said.

He, however, commended President Buhari for counting him worthy of such a task.

“I was busy making recommendations and suggestions to the President on who to appoint into his cabinet in 2015. All of a sudden, he announced my name to my surprise and that was it. We worked together till 2019.

“In 2019, I approached the President and suggested that he reshuffle his cabinet because, in the eyes of many, it was unusual in our society for a President to work with the same Ministers for four years. Buhari had graciously allowed his Ministers to stay in office for four years. Ordinarily, Ministers stay in office for two years before they are reshuffled.

“But I know him very well and I knew it will be difficult for him to do that. But I decided to make it easy for him by promising to bring people that would do the job better for me and others who served as Ministers in the first tenure.”

Nigerians Don’t Have Good Reasons To Be Disappointed Over ASSU Strike – Education Minister, Adamu

The Nigerian Minister of Educaton, Adamu Adamu has said Nigerians have no good reason to be disappointed over the government’s failure to end the six-month-old strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

 

Adamu made the assertion on Wednesday evening while featuring on Channels Television’s interview programme, Politics Today, monitored by SaharaReporters.

“If Nigerians are disappointed, I think they don’t have very good reasons to be disappointed with the government on this.

“I think the government has offered the best it can, and you know there is no demand that can be met a hundred percent,” Adamu said.

Asked if he is impressed with what the government has offered to the striking university lecturers, the education minister maintained that he is convinced that the Nigerian government has done its best and offered what is capable of making the union call off the strike.

Adamu insisted that while Nigerians mount pressure on the government to end the strike, they should also mount more pressure on the lecturers who, according to him, have refused to shift ground on their demands, despite the government’s offer.

The minister who argued that no demand can be met 100 percent held that the government, having offered the best it can, the union is expected to reconsider its position for the sake of the students, their parents and the entire country.