LATEST ON ASUU STRIKE
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday declared that unless the Federal Government retraces its steps and agrees to the principles of collective bargaining, its one-month-old strike would continue unabated.
This was even as the Academic Staff Union said the scheduled meeting of today at the instance of the House of Representatives Committee on Education would yield no fruitful result. National President of ASUU, Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, told journalists in Abuja on Wednesday that while the leadership of the union prepared for dialogue as part of its avowed commitment to the development of education sector, it will, however, not succumb to blackmail and threats.
While the deadlock continues, government is making concerted efforts towards getting the Chairman of the Renegotiation panel, Deacon Gamaliel Onosode, who is believed to be out of the country, to attend the meeting since he is in better positioned to analyze all the contending issues which he had handled for over two years now.
Prof. Awuzie contrary to some reports, ASUU never failed to honour any meeting at the instance of the Minister of Labour, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, adding that even the same minister has apologized for the mix up thus requested for a new date for the meeting.
According to Awuzie: “The minister promised to call back but failed to do so and we were not aware of the reason for the call. While we were at the meeting with lawmakers at National Assembly, the minister called but the person who answered the call told him that I was in the meeting and could not pick the call. However, we have spoken to him and he apologized for the mix up, stating that his staff made a mistake and failed to formally invite us to the meet.”
He said the minister also promised to speak to the chairman, House Committee on Education to see if he can be part of the meeting taking place today (Thursday) to allow for a collective deliberation of the issues.
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Hey hey, For crying out loud, what did the present generation did, to deserve this delay in Education? I believe most of the member of the Reps. and all other govt. bodies, that formed the committee to review the ASUU Strike issues, are once a student, even though they went to University of Scholarship or Private Universities, any how. You see, u cannot be there, dictating what will not favour the masses, and you have a rest of mind that you are a set of better heads to rule the people in this present generation, in this present Democracy of ours. To advise the truth, you are not competent enough, if the Universities of the Federal Republic of Nigeria could be on Strike since the last June, and the students turn out to be what you had never pray that any member of your family should be. Please, DA PRESENT RULER, recall that yesterday you are not there, and your tommorow i cannot say, but my advise is that, rule us well, settle the issues on ASUU Strike, and any other issues, then wait for God's reward, well think about it, and ruminate about the tommorow of you and your family... Thanks... ALAO RILWAN O.
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