AS the ongoing strike enters its 10th week next
Monday, five universities in the Niger Delta
region, have vowed to heavily fall on any
university found truncating the ongoing strike
by the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), insisting that the action must be
pursued to its logical conclusion.
This stance was taken after a crucial meeting
of the Benin Zone, at the Delta State
University (DELSU) Abraka, Delta State, last
Wednesday.
Zonal co-ordinator of the body, Dr Sunny
Ighaho, while addressing journalists after the
crucial meeting, said the zone would not
tolerate any university that will scuttle the
industrial strike that is rounding off it’s ninety
week.
The universities represented atthe meeting
were the University of Benin, Delta
StateUniversity, Abraka and Ambrose Alli
University, Ekpoma. Others were the
NigerDelta University and the Federal
University of Petroleum Resources , Bayelsa
and Effurun respectively.
Dr Ighalo, who explained that the ASUU
struggle is not only about money but to
liberate the university system from the hands
and enemies of the educational sector,
reiterated that “The union is struggling to have
a better future for our children. Nigeria is
richly blessed with human and abundant
resources, sadly, the elite are sending their
children abroad, even to lesser countries.”
According to him, the strike has reached a
critical phase where government is now
applying the instrument of intimidation and
blackmail as well as other gimmicks to
undermine and whittle down the struggle.
While calling for the implementation of the
2009 ASUU/Federal Government agreement, Dr
Ighalo condemned government’s ployto break
the resolve on the struggle by forcing the
union to end the strike through a meeting
attended by the committees of pro-chancellors
and vice-chancellors.
“Our union has no intention torenegotiate the
said agreement until it is fully implemented.
What makes a person or organisation is
honouring an agreement freely made. The
government should honour the agreement
freely entered into with the union since 2009,”
remarked the union zonal co-ordinator.
Dr Ighalo with whom were other members of
the body, called on well-meaning Nigerians to
prevail on government to demonstrate
integrity and good faith by respecting and
honouring the said agreement.: www.liveschoolnews.com/fg-attempting-to-break-our-ranks-ASUU/

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