04/12/2013
ASUU Gives
Condition To End
Strike
Dec 4th, 2013 @ 08:33
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President of the
Academic Staff Union
of Universities, Dr.
Nasir Issa Fagge,
yesterday, gave
conditions for the
suspension of the six
month old strike. Fagge
who spoke on
Channels Television,
yesterday morning,
said once government
opens the bank
account with N200
billion, requested by
the union, the strike
would be suspended.
“Once that is done, and
the committee that is
supposed to disburse
the funds starts
working, our members
will have no reason not
to suspend the strike
action.
He asked: “Why won’t
government make
available this money so
that we know the
money is there and the
universities commence
drawing from this
money to address the
problem of decay in
infrastructure, teaching
and research facilities?
When that is done, our
members will suspend
the strike.”
The ASUU president
also dismissed
insinuations in some
quarters that the union
had been split.
On suggestions in
some government
quarters that ASUU
was being influenced
by opposition parties,
Dr. Fagge said “ASUU is
a union of cerebral
intellectuals”. He said
the union is not
influenced by religion,
or ethnicity, saying
however that members
of the union are free to
associate with any
political party of their
choice.
Meanwhile, the
University of Calabar
has announced that
the university resumes
today for academic
activities and directed
all students who did
not finish their
registration to do so
immediately.
But Chairman of
Academic Staff Union
of Universities, Unical
chapter, Dr. James
Ekprinya has warned
parents that the
university is still on
strike and that any one
that releases his ward
is doing that at his own
peril.
In a press release by
the Deputy Registrar,
Academic division, Mr.
Mike Monity, the
university yesterday
stated that, “Normal
Academic/Allied
activities will resume
tomorrow, the
December 4, 2013 at
the University of
Calabar.
Monity in a release said
the resumption was
the decision reached at
an emergency meeting
of senate held at the
senate chambers of
the Institution.
It further stated that
“the decision is in
compliance with the
directive issued by the
Minister of Education”
and that details of the
revised university
calendar would be
disclosed in due
course.
It also advised
students with pending
activities like second
semester registration,
Final year and Post
Graduate research
projects to start
immediately as the
school works out time
table for lectures.
The ASUU chairman,
Dr. Ekpirinya said that
the congress rose from
its congress with “a
strong resolve to
continue the strike until
the agreements are
implemented to the
letter.
“We did not close
school, we will not re-
open it. We warn
parents that any one
who decides to send
his or her ward to
school is doing so at
his or her peril.”
In a similar move,
University of Benin
chapter of ASUU,
yesterday, vowed to
continue the current
strike action and
admonished President
Goodluck Jonathan to
embrace dialogue with
the union rather than
threats.
Meanwhile, no sign of
resumption of
academic activities at
the university
yesterday, despite the
announcement by the
university authorities
Monday, calling on
students and academic
staff to resume duties.
Addressing journalists
yesterday, chairman of
the UNIBEN Chapter of
the ASUU, Dr Anthony
Monye-Emina who was
recently involved in the
accident that led to the
death of Professor
Iyayi, advised parents
to inform their children
to stay at home,
insisting that the strike
action will not be called
off until the Federal
Government
implements the
agreements.
According to him: “We
want to advise parents
not to send their
children back to
campus in the event of
any announcement of
resumption of classes
by the university
administration in line
with the supervisory
Minister’s directive.
The union has not
called off the strike.
The President should
continue on the path of
honour to dialogue
with the union as this
is the only way to find
an immediate and
lasting solution to the
crisis in the university
system.”
The University of
Agriculture Abeokuta
chapter of ASUU has
vowed not to be cowed
by the sack threat by
the Federal
Government, warning
its members against
signing the register by
the University.
Addressing newsmen,
yesterday, at the
COPLANT auditorium
of the University, the
chairperson for ASUU -
UNAAB, Dr. Biodun
Badmus said the Union
would not resume as
directed by the Federal
Government.
Badmus who was
flanked by some past
leaders of the union in
the university advised
the Federal
Government to
implement the
agreement made with
the Union for the sake
of the students in the
country.
Speaking on the plans
by the union against
any member that signs
the register, Dr.
Badmus said that the
union would not
hesitate to discipline
any member of the
Union who signs back
to work register.
He said “ Of course,
even in the days of
Jesus Christ there are
Judases, it is envisaged
and the union has its
practices and code of
conduct and there are
laid down procedures
to thrash out such
areas should anybody
sign back to work”.
While proffering
solution to the
problem, the Union
leader said “the ball is
in the court of the
Federal Government,
ASUU has not closed its
doors to dialogue. We
appeal to the Federal
Government to do
what is needful. “If any
meeting should be
called, the National
officers of ASUU are
ready to meet the
government to resolve
the issue on ground”.
