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Unfortunate sabotage: ASUU UniAbuja begins indefinite strike over disagreement with outgoing Vice Chancellor The recklessness and unpatriotic acts of lecturers of the University of Abuja to a regrettable level as they have embarked on an indefinite strike action simply because they have issues with the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the School, Prof. Adelabu, whose tenure ends in a couple of weeks. This brings to the fore, the insensitivity of lecturers in Nigerian tertiary institutions, who jump at strike and seek media attention over issues that can be resolved internally. ASUU announced its decision on Monday after a meeting held at the mini campus of the institution. The Chairman of the branch, Mr Ben Ugheoke, told newsmen in Gwagwalada that the union had resolved to embark on an indefinite strike beginning from Monday. He said that the Federal Government on July 16, 2012 constituted a visitation panel to resolve issues affecting the institution but the white paper of the report had yet to be released. Ugheoke alleged that facts available to the union showed that funds allocated to the institution were being misappropriated, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof James Adelabu, was misusing power. He alleged that the vice-chancellor deliberately refused to pay their teaching, marking, supervision and professional allowances dating back to 2010. The union also alleged that the vice-chancellor refused to check off their dues. “ The vice-chancellor in April 2013 checked off our dues as it is mandated by the Trade Union Act and some levies but the fund was yet to be remitted to the union’s account. “He later stopped the check off dues from May 2013 claiming that there was a circular to that effect. He did that because he wants to cripple the union. “ We feel that the white paper should be released so that the university through its council would effectively implement its recommendations immediately because a lot of issues are contained in it,” the chairman said.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:28:13 +0000

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