A Catholic priest, Reverend
Father Andrew Obinyan,
yesterday drew the anger
of members of the
Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) when
he appealed to them to
call off the strike action
and trust the Federal
Government on meeting
their demands. The visibly
angry ASUU members
interrupted Rev. Obinyan
and refused to say amen
to some prayers offered
by him, and shouted on
him to leave the podium.
Rev. Obinyan was booed while giving his homily at
the commendation service
held for former President
of ASUU, Prof. Festus Iyayi
at the University of Benin.
He advised ASUU not to give the Federal
Government the privilege
of satisfaction of fighting
and defeating them,
stating that he discovered
that many ASUU members
were retreating, as well as
collapsing their structures.
Rev. Obinyan urged ASUU to trust the Federal
Government to keep to its
promise by calling-off the
strike. According to him,
“My appeal is to request
you to make surrender the
tool of power. Do not give
the FG the privilege of
satisfaction of fighting and
defeating you. We rely on
that voice. We believe in
that voice. I humbly
request you to surrender
first in this fight. You have
made your point
eloquently and clear
enough. I know the
Federal Government
cannot be trusted because
of their antecedent, but I request you to please trust
them now” “ASUU will
never lose by it. They will
gain by it. Be assured of
our prayers. We are at the
receiving end. Many of
your foot soldiers are
collapsing. Some are
retreating”, the priest said.
But when the shouting by ASUU members was
becoming deafening, Rev. Obinyan said, “Christ will
not tell you to fight on. He
will tell you to forgive and
forget. My appeal is
because of the sufferers.”
Speaking with the media, President of ASUU, Nasir
Isa- Fagge, said the
Reverend Father spoke for
himself, and that ASUU
members were steadfast
in their demand. He said
they would not call-off the
strike until the Federal
Government meet the
four-point demand in their
letter. -THE NATION NEWS

ASUU should also know that GEJ is giving in as a colleague. They should ask Oshiomhole how rough it was sailing the same ship with OBJ. They should not push him to the wall and should remember they are all "obedient servants".

Wehrey lo nse gbogbo won

Hmmmmm, s'h'I't'y business