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Five lessons ASUU strike has taught me

This is my fifth year in a university that I should have originally spent four years in and if life ain't teaching me lessons through this experiences, then I don't know when it ever will.

I'll share five lessons that this strike which has become a yearly event in Nigeria, my country, has taught me.

(1). Life Happens: This is the biggest lesson that I've learnt. ASUU Strike has taught and as a matter of fact, is still teaching me that life happens to people. ASUU says that it is okay to have plans and at the same time accept shit when it happens because they're all part of life.

Talking about plans, by now I thought that I would be somewhere in some secondary school in Akwaibom or Abuja, teaching with my khaki and impacting my students and making the world a better place in my own little way. LOL. Just for the records, I'm still being impacted by my lecturers. But of course, I believe I'm still making my own little contribution to the world through these blog posts. 

Therefore when life happens, accept that it is not your doing and just rest. I mean, ASUU did happen to us right? And this is no fault of any Nigerian student.

2. The first shall be the last: I feel like filling this particular point with laughing and crying emojis because truly no be who start first dey finish first🤣.  You can ask your mates or even juniors in private universities and those abroad for more clarity.

 3. Whether I like this lesson or not, ASUU has taught me in a way that LIFE IS A PERSONAL RACE and not a competition. Luvvie Ajayi in her book, I'm Judging you puts it thus; we’re not all in the same race, so why do you think we’re in the same lane? Many of my mates already graduated while some of my juniors in other schools are now in the same level with me but they're all in their lanes and I know this.

I am learning to work at my pace at all times because life is not a competition.

Not like I don't want to graduate o, but what if the strike goes on until for a year or even six months and I end up graduating in 2023? So ASUU teaches,

4. Always prepare for the worst: As I have learnt, preparing for the worst in this case does not have the power to attract the worst as Mokokoma says. I no be ASUU Chairman neither do I get to sit in their meetings so there's no point in thinking that thinking about ASUU strike brings about strike. I mean, isn't ASUU strike a natural disaster in our country?

Well, this is where plan B comes in. So when the worst which I'm prepared for happens, I say, "Well, we could as well start up some other thing or perfect something while we wait for ASUU." That way, I don't get depressed because I only expected a smooth ride through life and never prepared for the worst.

5. Be the latter rain: As is already clear to you, ASUU strike is a cycle that may never end in Nigeria. So by being the latter rain, I acknowledge that my parents did their best but I want to do more and even better. By better, as much as it depends on you, work hard to see that your children do not get entrapped in this cycle. These are not the times when people argue that government secondary schools are better than private schools because they don't have money.


PS: By the way, I've seen posts which say that the theme of this year's ASUU strike is "SKILL ACQUISITION." Omo!😂

Nigerians are beautiful people, no cap.

Are there also lessons that you have learnt from this strike? If yes, feel free to share in the comment section.

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