Naija We hail oo: ASUU set for another indefinite strike

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it will embark on another round of indefinite industrial action if the Federal Government fails to implement the terms of Agreement reached with ASUU in 2009.

The Chairman of ASUU-UCB, Mr. James Okpiliya, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at the unions secretariat over the weekend in Calabar, said the imminent crisis ahead will be dangerous for the university system and called on all major stakeholders to intervene before the education sector is doomed.



Okpiliya admitted that though, the government has implemented the monetary increase as contained in the agreement, but the problem lies with the National Assembly that has refused to pass the law on the retirement of professors and other major contending issues.“The union regrets that since 2009 when the agreement was signed, the National Assembly has refused to pass the law making retirement of lecturers at professorial cadre to be 70 years. The government has failed or refused to enact the enabling laws to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of some of the key aspects of that agreement.

“With less than two weeks to the end of this administration, we can conclude that government is ill-willing to give legislative backing to the parts of the agreement, ‘’ he said. The union urged the National Assembly to urgently pass the relevant law in respect of the areas of the agreement that require such before the end of the legislative tenure, stressing that “to renege on this is to avoidably throw the university system into another serious crisis.’’

The union also strongly objected to the arbitrary dissolution of the governing councils by visitors of various state universities with a wave of the hand insisting on due process of law in the removal of the Vice Chancellors especially that of Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma, and the University of Ado Ekiti by their visitors. Okpaliya further commended lecturers and members of the National Youth Service Corps for their role in the success of the recently concluded general elections.

He, however, condemned in strong terms the post-election violence in some parts of the country, particularly the killing of corps members, saying “their killing is unfortunate, unacceptable and a primitive fall back on fault lines that drift us apart as a nation.”

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Posted: at 23-05-2011 09:40 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Our leaders failed us. We are weeping because of them. We wept, we die, all because of the people we voted for to steer our national affairs. No good roads, no electricity, no good health-care facilities and security. With all the money Nigeria is generating from oil revenues, up till today, even electricity could not be provided for the common Nigerian citizen. What really type of mind does leaders have? The parliament members who are less than 500 carted away with more than 25% of the country's wealth. What a heartlessness and ruthlessness! OUR LEADERS ARE NO LEADERS BUT LOOTERS, THIEVES, BARAWOOOOOS! They are not a servant leaders but leaders who turned their subjects to valueless slaves. May God bless Nigeria with good leaders not today's type (BAD)

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Posted: at 23-05-2011 10:09 AM (12 years ago) | Hero

na wa oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,.

Posted: at 23-05-2011 12:07 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Jonathan do something even kerosene is high price now we elected you to do changes not to follow Obasanjo footstep. 

Posted: at 23-05-2011 12:11 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

I hope those selfish guys in NASS hav a gud reaon for witholding the passage of the bill bcoz i don tire to dey hear strike, strike,...everyday strike! (...thank God sey i don graduate sef.  )

Posted: at 23-05-2011 12:31 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

A NURSERY SCHOOL TEACHER TO A UNIVERSITY PROF. SHOULD BE "CARED FOR".WE JUST KNOW THE TRUTH ,BUT SO HARD TO IMPLEMENT..9JA IS JUST A FAILED SOVEREIGN STATE.

Posted: at 23-05-2011 01:03 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Abeg make una helep me beg both parties make dem no go on strike again ooo. I b 300L student for OAU and my sparking english is not good bcos of eferyday strike.

Posted: at 23-05-2011 01:15 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

is very very bad if this thing reoccurred again in this country they need serious prayers ooo   

Posted: at 23-05-2011 01:20 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

ASUU not again

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Posted: at 23-05-2011 01:36 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

pls stop. ok u can continue

Posted: at 23-05-2011 02:04 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming