The Committee of Pro-chancellors of
Nigerian Federal Universities, on
Tuesday, unanimously ordered
immediate re-opening of universities
across the country.
The communiqué signed by the
Chairman of the Committee, Professor
Kimse Okoko, was made available to
newsmen late Tuesday in Abuja.
The communiqué was
issued at the end of
the committee
meeting to discuss the
protracted strike by
Academic Staff Union
of Universities (ASUU)
and other issues
affecting the Nigerian university system.
The communiqué stated that the
decision to re-open the universities was
unanimously agreed by all pro-
chancellors in the overall interest of all
concerned.
The pro-chancellors, in the
communique, directed all vice
chancellors to comply with the
committee decision.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the
decision of the pro-chancellors was
predicated on the earlier referendum
held by various chapters of ASUU that
voted 60-40 in favour of suspension of
the over four months old strike.
They expressed dismay that all efforts to
resolve the crisis, including the
intervention of President Goodluck
Jonathan, has failed.
The communiqué recognised “all effort
by Federal Government to address the
major issues involved in the strike
action including the bold and the
supportive intervention by Mr
President.”
It also stated that the committee noted
“with satisfaction the outcome of the
referendum conducted in all branches of
ASUU nationwide which voted 60-40 in
favour of the suspension of the ongoing
strike by ASUU.”
The pro-chancellors called for the
understanding of ASUU and indeed all
staff of the various universities in
Nigeria.
This order is coming on the heels of
polarisation that has already crept into
the ASUU, following the meeting they
had with President Goodluck Jonathan
penultimate week.
Nigerians were amazed that the
emergency National Executive Council
meeting, held in Kaduna last weekend,
came out with fresh conditions for
suspension of strike after it was
rumoured that a deal was struck with
President Jonathan.
ASUU has been on strike since July 1 and
the NEC meeting was to deliberate on
the resolutions of various chapters of
ASUU on whether the strike should be
suspended or not based on the offers by
the government.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the pro-
chancellors were aggrieved that even
when majority of the members of ASUU
want the strike called off, few elements
in the union have refused to yield to the
popular desire of the members.
Meanwhile, the crisis rocking the
University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter of
ASUU, over its continued participation in
the ongoing strike action by the union’s
national body, worsened on Tuesday as
the two factions in the crisis openly
traded insults.
The congress, called on Monday, saw a
sharp division in the chapter with a
faction favouring a pull-out from the
strike action, giving a week ultimatum
to open the institution.
The faction also promised undisclosed
further actions if the ultimatum was not
met, after it held a separate congress
following the disruption of the earlier
one.

r state sch going 2 follow dis action?

They hv actually been doing that one after the other. ESUT,EBSU,AAU....
Nice move by the chancellors cuz its really painful seeing the students idle and frustrated!!

onome: r state sch going 2 follow dis action?