The Senior pastor of Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry (CLAM), Mr. Wole Oladiyun, has initiated a financial Intervention Program for Nigerians to contribute financially, to end the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Oladiyun, through a special purpose programme tagged; ‘Back to School Intervention Fund (BTSIF)’, appealed to the citizens at home and in Diaspora, to mobilize funds to have lecturers and students return to school.
According to him, BTSIF is a non-political and non partisan platform to help complement the government’s efforts, while adding that it is part of the church’s mandate in supporting humanity.
He said: “Let me use this opportunity to humbly invite Churches, Mosques, financial institutions, oil and gas industry operators, manufacturing companies and all members of the Organised Private Sector to join us on this rescue mission.
“We are not doing this to score any cheap political point. We just want to work with well-meaning individuals and organizations to ensure that students return back to the classroom as soon as possible.
“We just want to play our part as responsible corporate citizens that are committed to restoring the lost glory of the nation’s education sector. The blame game should stop. It’s time for action and sincere intervention by all those who truly love Nigeria.
“The funds will not be warehoused in our church, I will also not be signatory. The funds will be managed by reputable auditing firms like; Pricewaterhouse, KGPM and Akintola Walliams.