According to the operating guidelines of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the local chapters are expected to vote on whether they agreed with the proposal and that the strike should end or whether they disapproved and the strike should continue. Decisions reached on the various campuses are to be taken to tomorrow’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which will take a decision after aggregating the opinions. Opinions were divided yesterday, although many ASUU chapters failed to disclose their decisions. The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lagos State University (LASU), University of Calabar (UNICAL), Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Federal University of Technology Minna and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso chapters voted that the strike should end. Some of them, however, gave conditions. The University of Jos (UNIJOS), the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and the Nasarawa State University chapters voted that the strike should continue. UNIJOS chapter chairman Dr. David Jankam said members did not see any substance in the dialogue with the Federal Government to warrant calling off the strike. He said: “We have just rounded off our meeting. As a matter of fact, our members voted overwhelmingly for the continuation of the strike. “I can also confirm to you that five of the eight universities that make up the Bauchi Zone of ASUU have also voted for continuation of the strike, and the general saying is that the government has not shown any commitment so far. “We started the meeting by briefing our members on issues resolved with the Federal Government in the last meeting with the president of ASUU. “But in responding to the briefing, our members observed that the main issues that led to the strike were not discussed at the Aso Rock meeting. “As such, my members said President Jonathan is taking them for a ride by trying to divert attention from the core subjects of the strike.” Jankam went on: “I will now convey the resolve of our branch to our national president at the NEC meeting tomorrow.” (Click to read more)
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:49:48 +0000
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