As a week’s
nationwide warning strike by university lecturers ends today (Tuesday), the
teachers are threatening to go on an indefinite strike if their demands are not
met.
Dr. Ifeanyi
Abada, the Chairman of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Chapter of the
Academic staff Union of Universities, made this known on Tuesday in Nsukka,
Enugu State.
“ASUU was left
with no option than to proceed on the one-week warning strike; failure to meet
our demands, we will go on an indefinite strike, Abada told the News Agency of
Nigeria.
He said that
the chapter complied fully with the warning strike directive.
“The National
Executive Committee made efforts to resolve this issue with the government but
government remained unyielding.
“The strike
compliance in UNN is total, no lectures, no examinations, no departmental and
faculty meetings, as members will not participate.
“UNN chapter
will not renege on the directive of the national body until government
addresses all the issues raised.
“Our
monitoring team is moving round; any lecturer found teaching will be sanctioned
accordingly,’’ he said.
According to
Abada, among the demands of ASUU is that universities be exempted from the
Treasury Single Account policy.
He noted that
ASUU was also demanding Federal Government implementation of an agreement it
entered into with ASUU in 2009.
Meanwhile,
academic activities are still paralysed in the university as a result of the
warning strike.
(NAN)
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