The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Monday, has said it was still unsafe at this time for the nation’s public universities to reopen for academic activities.

It also said even at that, the union is still on its industrial action which it commenced since March nationwide and would only call it off when demands are addressed by the government.

The Lagos Zone coordinator of the union, who is a lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB), Prof Olusiji Sowande, gave this position in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday evening.
According to him, there is nothing different on the ground from what it used to be before COVID-19 in the nation’s public universities nor any noticeable concrete steps taking to address the terrible conditions that most of the universities are.

He said student’s hostels are not only still inadequate, there is just no significant facilities on ground to carry out the physical distancing guidelines in large and crowded lecture rooms.

Besides that, he said, water and electricity supply, among other needs, are also still unreliable and that is why reopening of tertiary institutions for now without taking concrete steps to address these issues would be suicidal.

He said it was even unheard of that government could make arrangements for special bailout funds for airline operators and other private entities without considering the same for public universities.


While also decrying that some of the union members, particularly those at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) have their salaries withheld for five months and members’ check-off deductions generally had not been remitted since February 2020 to date by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), as well as members having one complaint or the another over salaries payment due to what he termed their forceful enrollment into Integrated and Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS), he said the government would need to address all these issues.

According to him, the payment of salary is incomplete when third party deductions are not remitted to the parties concerned.

Prof Sowande explained that “Check-offs and other third-party deductions by law should not be held beyond seven days before being remitted to the concerned parties.

“So, deducting and failure to remit our check-off since February 2020 to date by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) is not only illegal but criminal,” he stressed.

He said the withholding action raises a number of questions such as who is keeping the deductions and on whose directive, as well as would the interest be paid on the funds, among others.

He called on OAGF to provide answers to the inquiries, noting that the union was not only ready with the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) is developed as an alternative to IPPIS but already demonstrated the workability of the system to the minister of education with other top government officials in the ministry and its agencies in attendance.

He said the government would need to call for a physical meeting with ASUU leadership so as to resume their discussion on contentious issues for possible resolutions.

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Yeah that’s true reopening the university now the country is now open….we Nigerian citizens are too self centered,Kenya stopped all academically sections till next year,those students ain’t human also…the cases of covid 19 on Gahanna student is quite increasing ,Gombe some wave students already have that,now the families is now suffering for it…..why pressuring the government,the wunt
be the one to suffer that never…..,a year of academically missed sections is better than losing a life…… the government should please not use a sentiment over losing a life….beside they was a war in Nigeria that lasted over 3years everything was on stop …..next year of school resumption is not bad….wish the government going to see this

Please let give them another 14 years when covid19 would be fully eradicated

Abeg jare , I will Design a Professional Logo for your product or Business for 2k Only.

so when will it be safe then

so when would it be safe then

They are safe to run election right? hypocrite

But elections are safe to run right?

But your Members are safe to collect salary they didn’t work for?
Today ASUU will say schools are not ready to resume, tomorrow same ASUU will say they’re Still on strike. Confused old men.

seanfer:
But your Members are safe to collect salary they didn’t work for?
Today ASUU will say schools are not ready to resume, tomorrow same ASUU will say they’re Still on strike. Confused old men.

No July and August salary for ASUU members

AAA593:

No July and August salary for ASUU members

Were they not paid April,May and June salary when they didn’t do anything.

seanfer:


Were they not paid April,May and June salary when they didn’t do anything.

Feb to April peanuts. May & June full. Some have not received anything from February till now

Why not make it compulsory for everyone students to wear faceshield

These people no fit find solution to this problem besides strike and dem call demselves professors and intelligent men.

Abeg open schools.
Boys are learning yahoo.

Oooooooooooooooookay!

ASUU just hates to work, someone should stop their salaries. Useless fools

Temitopemo6e6:
Yeah that’s true reopening the university now the country is now open….we Nigerian citizens are too self centered,Kenya stopped all academically sections till next year,those students ain’t human also…the cases of covid 19 on Gahanna student is quite increasing ,Gombe some wave students already have that,now the families is now suffering for it…..why pressuring the government,the wunt
be the one to suffer that never…..,a year of academically missed sections is better than losing a life…… the government should please not use a sentiment over losing a life….beside they was a war in Nigeria that lasted over 3years everything was on stop …..next year of school resumption is not bad….wish the government going to see this

What the hell did you smoke?

Gamezi:





What the hell did you smoke?

I wan ask am too.
His supplier must be shot twice

ijesuoboikxp1:
They are safe to run election right? hypocrite

Are you normal? When did ASSU turn INEC

AAA593:

Feb to April peanuts. May & June full. Some have not received anything from February till now

Are you a member? .

Temitopemo6e6:
Yeah that’s true reopening the university now the country is now open….we Nigerian citizens are too self centered,Kenya stopped all academically sections till next year,those students ain’t human also…the cases of covid 19 on Gahanna student is quite increasing ,Gombe some wave students already have that,now the families is now suffering for it…..why pressuring the government,the wunt
be the one to suffer that never…..,a year of academically missed sections is better than losing a life…… the government should please not use a sentiment over losing a life….beside they was a war in Nigeria that lasted over 3years everything was on stop …..next year of school resumption is not bad….wish the government going to see this

You type like ASUU

Temitopemo6e6:
Yeah that’s true reopening the university now the country is now open….we Nigerian citizens are too self centered,Kenya stopped all academically sections till next year,those students ain’t human also…the cases of covid 19 on Gahanna student is quite increasing ,Gombe some wave students already have that,now the families is now suffering for it…..why pressuring the government,the wunt
be the one to suffer that never…..,a year of academically missed sections is better than losing a life…… the government should please not use a sentiment over losing a life….beside they was a war in Nigeria that lasted over 3years everything was on stop …..next year of school resumption is not bad….wish the government going to see this

you can decide not to go if sch is opened

Lazy folks

Lazy folks yet they collect salaries. I just hate Nigeria, u open markets, churches come close schools. Little wonder the country is like this, let me just get visa and japa , I cannot give birth to my child in this shithole make he com dey suffer

Open up schools, let students go back to school. Lazy lecturers.

Temitopemo6e6:
Yeah that’s true reopening the university now the country is now open….we Nigerian citizens are too self centered,Kenya stopped all academically sections till next year,those students ain’t human also…the cases of covid 19 on Gahanna student is quite increasing ,Gombe some wave students already have that,now the families is now suffering for it…..why pressuring the government,the wunt
be the one to suffer that never…..,a year of academically missed sections is better than losing a life…… the government should please not use a sentiment over losing a life….beside they was a war in Nigeria that lasted over 3years everything was on stop …..next year of school resumption is not bad….wish the government going to see this

You need school.

AAA593:

Feb to April peanuts. May & June full. Some have not received anything from February till now

Any teacher still itching to go back to those slave camps they call schools, after all they've seen, clearly no love him life.