The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said that an average Nigerian professor earns more money than him monthly.
He made this known in France on Tuesday while reacting to the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
According to Fayemi, he earns N500,000 as monthly salary, saying it was less than the salary of many Nigerian professors.
He said, “ASUU claimed that it is on strike because it wants improvement in the fortunes of education in Nigeria and that government has not lived up to expectations.
“I made bold to say that no government has done as much as this government has done. Not just for Asuu, but for tertiary education in our country.
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“Is it enough? Absolutely, it’s not going to be enough. We have to keep doing more.
“But ask yourself what was the average wage in the University system before. A university professor earns more than me as a governor. My salary as a governor is N500,000. Most university professors earn about the same amount if not more.
“Yes, you may argue that there are other opportunities available, there are also other opportunities that are available that are not being taken advantage of by our academics. I can say a little bit about this because this is my terrain.
“I do not think that Asuu on its own strength can argue that government has not done well. There is hardly any institution in Nigeria today, including states universities, that have not had the benefit of intervention.
“It is either the government is building an auditorium or rehabilitating a laboratory, or improving on students hostels in virtually all the universities as I speak to you. That’s what TETFUND does via their intervention funds. That again is not the complete solution.”