The University of Ibadan Chapter Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Deji Omole on Tuesday knocked the Federal Government and Nigeria’s First lady, Aisha Buhari over the proposed plan to establish a private university to be named after President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking with newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Omole faulted the First Lady over the proposed move, describing it as a disaster.

He said the plan has confirmed why her husband has continued to reduce budgetary allocation to education since he assumed office in 2015.

“When I heard about the proposed private university to be named after Mr. President, I just looked at it as a joke taken too far.

“If we have a president in a country that has simply refused to fund public education and all we get from the first family is to establish a private university in collaboration with some foreigners, it is a disaster for this country and for a sitting president.

“The implication is that Nigerians should know that this leadership does not believe in public funded education,” Omole said.