The 16th National Delegates' Conference of ASUU took place in the context of the failure by the ruling class to find a viable basis for the resolution of the economic, political and social crises caused by almost fifty years of misrule.The crisis is manifest in the unproductive economy, an alarming rate of unemployment, a wobbling education system, systematic disenfranchisement of the people that ultimately perpetuates corrupt leadership, and, the absence of a people-drive alternative.In this context, the resolutions of NDC were made bearing in mind the short-term needs of the country and deeper, transformatory needs.