Obasanjo blasts Federal University of Agric, Makurdi for poor performance
Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed dissatisfaction with the management of Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi for performing below average.
Obasanjo who rented his displeasure in Makurdi when he led members of the Zero Hunger Forum on a field visit to the institution said that they were not researching enough which made it not to discover or make use of latest discoveries in agriculture.
He lamented that the purpose of establishing the school was defeated because it was not living up to its mandate of bringing out latest discoveries that could boost agricultural activities stating that the palm trees at the institution’s farm were outdated and the school did not thought it wise to replace them with the improved variety.
He said that the staff of the university do not suppose to embark on industrial action as a result of nonpayment of earned allowance, stressing that the earned allowance was uncalled for.
He said that since their salaries were paid up-to-date, they ought not to embark on strike no matter the circumstances.
Also, Gov. Samuel Ortom admonished the management of the institution’s farm to uproot the old palm trees and replace them with improved variety to enable them improve on their income profile.
The former governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu also corroborated that the institution had deviated from its core mandate of making researches that could usher in new developments in agriculture.
Earlier, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Ayoade, informed Obasanjo and others that the palm trees at the school’s farm were harvested only once a year.
