{"id":212031,"date":"2022-08-23T05:39:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T04:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=212031"},"modified":"2022-08-23T05:39:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T04:39:52","slug":"i-didnt-say-i-would-hand-over-federal-universities-to-states-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/23\/i-didnt-say-i-would-hand-over-federal-universities-to-states-atiku\/","title":{"rendered":"I didn&#8217;t say i would hand over federal universities to states \u2013 Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, says his statement on management of federal government owned universities is misconstrued. <\/p>\n<p>This is as he debunked comments attributed to him to the effect that he would hand over federal universities to states to run should he win in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, which was made available to the media on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Ibe dismissed what he described as the mischievous misinterpretation of what Atiku said at the plenary of the 62nd annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/19\/nans-to-sue-fg-claim-damages-over-prolonged-asuu-strike\/\">as it relates to education and how to address the crisis in the sector.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, Atiku did not say that he will handover Federal Universities to state governments if he is elected president come February next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe report is false, untrue, unfounded and not a true reflection of what Atiku Abubakar said while responding to a question on devolution of powers, a key component of his policy framework.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the PDP presidential candidate referred to was his plans for a phased devolution of power to the federating units.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe report in some sections of the media is therefore a  misleading and false account of what transpired when the PDP Presidential candidate fielded questions as a panelist at the opening ceremony of the NBA conference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In answering the question posed to him, Atiku Abubakar merely recalled his engagement with a university professor where he argued that the United States of America shared similarities with the first set of universities in Nigeria which belonged to the regional governments and noted that with proper planning and phased devolution of power, federal universities that have now become unwieldy could be made to work better under the component federating units. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also maintained that education would remain in the concurrent list under his administration when elected.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Speaking further, Ibe said, \u201cThe report was clearly a misleading one designed to cast aspersion on the person of the former Vice President and to create an impression that he will shirk his responsibilities if he is elected president in the next presidential poll due in February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to restate Atiku Abubakar\u2019s avowed commitment to education as a game changer for socio-economic development and national security. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe remains concerned about the prolonged strike by university teachers and restates his position that under his watch the ASUU-FG imbroglio will be better managed in the interest of both the students and academic staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo underscore his commitment to address the structural deformities in our system, the former Vice President also disclosed that he had empanelled a committee of judiciary experts to draft a presidential position paper which will guide his administration, if elected, from day one, on the terms and conditions of transfer of power and resources to the other layers of government aimed at making the federal government leaner and more effective in its core functions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe implore media organisations to be wary of unfounded stories in the course of carrying out their constitutionally guaranteed responsibility of informing, educating and entertaining the people.\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, says his statement on management of federal government owned universities is misconstrued. 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