Striking university teachers on
Tuesday dismissed as a "rumour"
the report that they would soon
return to the classrooms.
They insisted that there was no end
to the strike until the Federal
Government honoured fully an
agreement it signed with their
umbrella body, the Academic Staff
Union of Universities in 2009.
Members of ASUU in Nsukka,
Calabar and Benin zones restated
their resolve to continue with the
industrial action at different
briefings on Tuesday.
The Calabar zone of the union,
comprising the University of
Calabar; the University of Uyo; the
Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture, and the Cross River
University of Technology,
particularly described as
unfortunate the report that
lecturers would return to the
classrooms on Thursday.
The Coordinator of the union in
Nsukka zone, Dr. Chidi Osuagwu,
said the resumption rumour was
an embarrassment to ASUU
members.
He appealed to the students,
parents and guardians to bear with
the union, saying they were
pursuing a worthy cause to ensure
better university system in the
country.
He recalled that the union
embarked on the strike because of
the failure of the Federal
Government to implement the
2009 agreement.
The zone draws its members from
the Abia State University, Uturu; the
Anambra State University, Uli; the
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki;
the Enugu State University of
Science and Technology, Enugu;
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka,
and the University of Nigeria,
Nsukka.
Members of the union in Benin, in
a statement by Dr. Sunny Ighalo
(University of Benin), Dr. Emmanuel
Mordi (Delta State University); Prof.
Fred Esumeh (Ambrose Alli
University); Dr. Beke Sese (Niger
Delta University); and the zonal
coordinator, Dr. Sunny Ighalo, also
described the Thursday resumption
date as untrue.
The statement read, "There is no
iota of truth in the report as the
government has yet to make any
concrete effort to address the
issues at stake. The union remains
focused and is resolved to carrying
on with the struggle to revitalise
and reposition university education
in Nigeria. Nothing short of full
implementation of the agreement
and respect for the Memorandum
of Understanding of 2009 will be
acceptable to the union."




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I knew that resumption talk was wishful thinking by the education minister. Too bad people took it for something more