ASUU DISMISSES RUMOUR ON RESUMPTION DATE
Striking university teachers on Tuesday
dismissed as a "rumour" the report that
they would soon return to the classrooms.
They insisted that there was no end to the
strike until the Federal Government
honoured fully an agreement it signed
with their umbrella body, the Academic
Staff Union of Universities in 2009.
Members of ASUU in Nsukka, Calabar and
Benin zones restated their resolve to
continue with the industrial action at
different briefings on Tuesday.
The Calabar zone of the union, comprising
the University of Calabar; the University of
Uyo; the Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture, and the Cross River University
of Technology, particularly described as
unfortunate the report that lecturers would
return to the classrooms on Thursday.
The Coordinator of the union in Nsukka
zone, Dr. Chidi Osuagwu, said the
resumption rumour was an
embarrassment to ASUU members.
He appealed to the students, parents and
guardians to bear with the union, saying
they were pursuing a worthy cause to
ensure better university system in the
country.
He recalled that the union embarked on the
strike because of the failure of the Federal
Government to implement the 2009
agreement.
The zone draws its members from the Abia
State University, Uturu; the Anambra State
University, Uli; the Ebonyi State University,
Abakaliki; the Enugu State University of
Science and Technology, Enugu; Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, Awka, and the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Members of the union in Benin, in a
statement by Dr. Sunny Ighalo (University
of Benin), Dr. Emmanuel Mordi (Delta State
University); Prof. Fred Esumeh (Ambrose
Alli University); Dr. Beke Sese (Niger Delta
University); and the zonal coordinator, Dr.
Sunny Ighalo, also described the Thursday
resumption date as untrue.
The statement read, "There is no iota of
truth in the report as the government has
yet to make any concrete effort to address
the issues at stake. The union remains
focused and is resolved to carrying on
with the struggle to revitalise and
reposition university education in Nigeria.
Nothing short of full implementation of the
agreement and respect for the
Memorandum of Understanding of 2009
will be acceptable to the union."
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