Gov El-Rufai’s Son, Bashir Receives Knocks For Calling ASUU ‘Useless’ Union

Bashir, the son of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has been dragged online over a statement demeaning the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Naija News earlier reported that Bashir in a post shared on Twitter described ASUU as a ‘useless’ union that should be dissolved and replaced with educators who care about students.

This comes after ASUU decided to extend its ongoing strike after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting which ended today.

Bashir tweeted “ASUU is a very useless union. They should be scrapped & replaced with educators that actually give a damn about students and how that translates to the future of this country.”

The statement earned him criticism online as some Nigerians claimed he had no right to say such.

@Dabang234 wrote: “Point of correction: ASUU is not a very useless Union. They simple refused to endorse the elites desire to prevent the poor from having access to university education in order to remain subservient to them. Take it or leave it.”

@guyman_naija wrote: “APC is a very useless political party. They should be scrapped & replaced with empathetic people that actually give a damn about Nigerians and how that translates to the future of this country. Don’t bother to thank me for the correction, Bashir. Just looking out for my bro.”

@Mustaph66000078 wrote: “I’m not sure if he truly a graduate of any Nigeria University,
All those foreign Graduate them”

@absulaiman7777 wrote: “This incompetent, indolent, and inept government that failed to implement its own renegotiation committee recommendations on Asuu should resign and give way to more competents that are sensitive to the education sector and sympathetic to the plight of students and their lecturers”

@Chizaramekperem wrote: “I think Buhari’s government should be replaced by one that actually cares about education. Not looters and thieves”

@Engr_Amab wrote: “Just because your father is a member of APC you now called Asuu useless with all the struggles that this renowned educators are doing nevertheless they are the one that tutored your father!”

@Apara_sa1 wrote: “He who wears the shoes, knows where it pinches. You don’t School in Nigeria, so you can never know the problem with Nigerian education. Don’t blame Asuu, blame Nigerian politicians that turned deaf ears to the yearnings of Asuu. And your father is also a politician.”