Head of the Faculty Syndicate at Al-Fateh University: Al-Dabaiba gave us a deadline ending next month to implement our demands or return to the sit-in

Osama Al-Azraq, head of the Faculty Syndicate at Al-Fateh University, accused the government of western Libya, headed by Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaiba, of “not fulfilling” pledges it had previously made to respond to the demands of university professors, stressing that the faculty at the University of Tripoli decided to escalate against the government because of its failure to fulfill its promises. Previous.

Al-Azraq said, in statements to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, that there was an agreement concluded between the government and the General Syndicate last November, in the presence and sponsorship of Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, the Attorney General, according to which the Syndicate stopped the sit-in and returned to study, in exchange for the government adhering to our demands.

Al-Azraq added: “We are approaching mid-May, and the government has not implemented the agreement that it promised, and that is why we decide to return to the sit-in,” pointing out that there is a relative breakthrough in the crisis, including approval to implement the delegation decision, and there are also efforts to implement the salary increase law. .

He continued by saying, “Therefore, we have given the government another deadline, until the middle of next June. If the government does not implement or commit to implementing these demands, there will be a meeting on the 22nd of the same month at Tobruk University, during which the sit-in may be announced.”

Regarding the justifications for not achieving these demands, despite the government and the Presidential Council’s previous promises to implement them, Al-Azraq explained that in the previous sit-in for faculty members, the Internal Security Service of the Dabaiba government argued that this sit-in affects national security.

He added, “We have nothing to do with the political situation, and our goal is to achieve our demands only,” pointing out that the conditions at the university are stable and there are no problems or friction with any military formations, pointing out that work at the university is being done well, and there is no interference from any party. We just demand our rights.

He continued that we have no connection to any political agenda or goals. The primary goal is to demand the realization and implementation of our rights. The General Syndicate includes all of Libya, whether in the eastern, southern or central region, that is, it is not affected by the current political division, and we do not have any other agenda.

In response to a question about the condition of Libyan universities in light of the current conditions, Al-Azraq said that the condition of the universities is very bad, and described the educational environment as suffering greatly, pointing out that there is a severe shortage of laboratories, computer devices and equipment, operating materials, and experiments, especially in the applied medical, engineering, and agricultural sciences.

He explained that our universities lack laboratories, which are now almost empty, and most studies are carried out theoretically only, calling for improving the work environment, and sending faculty members so that they can develop themselves and return with better capabilities to continue the educational process.

Al-Azraq concluded his speech by saying that the current government “neglected the expenditure on universities, and limited it to spending only on salaries.” But as infrastructure, communications networks, and twinning with European, American, and foreign universities, unfortunately, all of this has been stopped, which reflects poorly on the returns of the educational process, and also on the university professor and student, and then the state in general.”