Bolanle Akanji
Moderator
Academic Staff Union of Nigeria Universities has refused to call off its five-month-old strike, despite the Federal Government’s Monday ultimatum.
Previously, some speculations were made that the union would suspend the strike after the burial ceremony for ex-ASUU President, Prof. Festus Iyayi but this is not to be.
Reacting to the speculations, some branches' chairmen took to the press to deny the rumours.
The Chairman, ASUU, University of Benin, Dr. Tony Monye-Emina said, “The strike has not been called off. The authority (of the institution) is following government’s directive; we are not shifting our stand. It is not a local strike.
The Chairman, ASUU, OOU chapter, Dr. Nasir Adesola also said the lecturers would not be frightened by threats from the government to sack them.
Adesola stated that the lecturers would only go back to the classroom when the government had met their demands.
The ASUU Chairman in Enugu State University of Technology, Prof. Gab Agu, also denied rumours that ASUU would call off the strike saying lecturers would not resume on Monday.
Previously, some speculations were made that the union would suspend the strike after the burial ceremony for ex-ASUU President, Prof. Festus Iyayi but this is not to be.
Reacting to the speculations, some branches' chairmen took to the press to deny the rumours.
The Chairman, ASUU, University of Benin, Dr. Tony Monye-Emina said, “The strike has not been called off. The authority (of the institution) is following government’s directive; we are not shifting our stand. It is not a local strike.
The Chairman, ASUU, OOU chapter, Dr. Nasir Adesola also said the lecturers would not be frightened by threats from the government to sack them.
Adesola stated that the lecturers would only go back to the classroom when the government had met their demands.
The ASUU Chairman in Enugu State University of Technology, Prof. Gab Agu, also denied rumours that ASUU would call off the strike saying lecturers would not resume on Monday.
