The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) has advised parents not to endanger the lives of their children and wards by allowing them to resume in various universities across the country.
ASUU
also advised members not to sign the attendance registers in their
institutions and lambasted the government for lack of consistency in its
statements on the ongoing strike.The union warned that academic
activities would not commence until the Federal Government perfected
the resolutions reached with the union.Dr Segun Ajiboye, Chairman of University of Ibadan chapter, said “Don’t risk the lives of your children, keep them at home because ASUU will not teach. Soldiers and the police deployed by the Federal Government will not teach.
"Wike can come and teach in the universities. It is a huge joke to sack lecturers. Our strike must not be in vain. Our students must see the results.
“It
is funny. We thought we are in a democracy. I assure Nigerians that we
know what the law says about the strike. Our job is statue backed. We
are not threatened. We do not trust the government. The record of the
government is clear. This government is dishonouring agreements. Our
members are resolved to pursue this to a logical conclusion.”
The
union also described as laughable the President Goodluck Jonathan's
denial of the ultimatum issued to them. The union vowed to ensure the
rewards of the strike were seen, saying if they could withstand the
Babaginda government then the Goodluck Jonathan government was no match
for them.
He stated, “Dear members,
stay calm and remain resolute. There is nothing wrong in asking
government to do what it says it will do immediately. ASUU is not making
any new demands as the supervising minister is propagating. Government
is only repeating a ‘one act play’ scripted by the IBB dictatorship in
early 90s. It didn’t work then, and, it won’t work now. All branches are
intact. We cannot be intimidated," he said.
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