OLALEYE ALUKOThe Academic Staff Union of Universities says it will monitor the disbursement of fresh N25bn by the Federal Government to public universities, which is expected to start in April 2019. He said he and a former ASUU president, Dr Nasir Fagge, were members of an implementation committee which would disburse the funds to the universities. In the interview with our correspondent, the ASUU president said the disbursement of the funds to the universities would be strictly monitored to prevent misappropriation by some vice-chancellors as was allegedly witnessed in the past. He said, “There is an implementation committee of the Federal Government, which also includes two ASUU executive members – I and a former national president. The implementation committee is to disburse and monitor the N25bn which will be released to the public universities.

Source: Punch February 09, 2019 23:48 UTC