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Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by Kingspin(m): 4:37pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
No, they should contiune the strike. At the long run, it would remain only the chairman of ASUU on strike. They saw last man standing coming. |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by ADUBA1(m): 5:17pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
Ufot wrote Now that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has finally inflicted a mortal defeat on ALL its opponents during the five month epic struggle, I hope that the right lessons have been learnt by all of them. It took five months of unsuccessful lies, blackmail and pussyfooting by the Federal Government, as well as ignorant, envy/inferiority complex induced and tribally motivated attacks by sections of the populace including 'students', and a corresponding resoluteness from ASUU members for the Federal Government to finally come round to doing precisely what ASUU demanded all along. But a more fundamental result of this strike is in the way in which it has exposed the epidemic of ignorance that is prevalent among not just most members of the Nigerian public but also Government officials about the university system in Nigeria. It is shocking. It is incredible. It is unacceptable. First, many Nigerians do not know that ASUU is not involved at all in the running of the universities. ASUU is merely a trade union whose duty is primarily to protect the interest of lecturers in public universities. The universities are run by those referred to as the Principal Officers consisting of the Vice Chancellor, the Registrar, the Bursar and the Librarian, who are appointed by Government/Council and confirmed by the Government. Thus, they(Principal Officers) hold their appointments at the mercy of Government and Government alone. It is they who receive, plan, disburse and execute all the funds the universities receive from the Government including even the earned allowances which are supposed to come to academics. ASUU does NOT have any power over the Principal Officers, and so cannot enquire into the way in which university funds are managed by them. In fact, in several cases, ASUU is involved in a running battle against university authorities over the way ASUU members are treated by them. Therefore, when you hear such questions as: 'What has ASUU done with all the previous funds they have received from the Government?' you know without a doubt that this is coming from an irredeemably ignorant coward. Secondly, Nigerians do not know that, because the job of a lecturer is, unfortunately, primarily and statutorily about research rather than teaching (I say 'unfortunately' because I sincerely think that this policy is wrong), lecturers are promoted mainly on the basis of their scholarly publications in journals, rather than classroom teaching. Thus, strike or no strike, lecturers are still working. Indeed, it is the breather often provided by these unfortunate strikes that enables lecturers to vigorously pursue scholarly publications and attendance at foreign conferences. I have just concluded a very stressful but highly cerebral publication procedure for a paper I began four months ago in a journal in Canada for which the fee cost me a total of N45,000 including the bank charges. This, at a time when my salaries for four months have been withheld by the Federal Government with the support of some of the same students I am researching to teach. It is therefore nothing else but laughable ignorance which drives the Government to withhold the salaries of academics during strikes even when it is obvious that lecturers are working harder than ever during such strikes. And it is ONLY pure and inelegant malice which drives some members of the public to support such needlessly iniquitous Government policy. Finally, this victory by ASUU over the forces of retrogression, cowardice and tribalism among the populace must force the likes of the Abuja 'market women', Yinka Gbadebo and his 'students', Senate President David Mark, Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos Diocese and the rest of the anti-ASUU tribal/regional warriors on social media to bury their heads in shame. These people by their anti- ASUU posturing demonstrated without a doubt that they are totally ignorant of the critical issues in the dialectics of struggle and governance as it relates to ASUU. Henceforth, they should hold their peace because all discourse about ASUU and the university system is assuredly beyond them. Last week, at Festus Iyayi's funeral service in UNIBEN, the officiating Priest even had the effrontery to advise ASUU to call off the strike without advising the Government to fulfil its own responsibility on the matter, so that, according to him, the Government would not defeat ASUU. Yet these are the same people eulogising late Nelson Mandela for his unswerving courage in the relentless struggle against Apartheid. Fellow compatriots, recall that virtually all my essays on this strike ended with the maxim: 'THE HOTTER THE BATTLE, THE SWEETER THE VICTORY!' Who can dispute this now? 1 Like |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by jelel6: 6:02pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
^^^@ADUBA^^^. Your epistle just shows that there is hope for nigeria. Believe me sir, this is the most informative, unbiased and intellectually enlightening post i have come across since the begining of this strike. There is one great riveting read. I cannot begin to show how pleased i am to see that someone has been able to express so accurately what i could only conceived within my heart and not able to express it as prolific as you did. Thumbs up man. You are a genius. And for the records, your post is the VERY FIRST I HAVE EVER LIKED ON NAIRALAND. 2 Likes |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by shopisky(m): 6:25pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
ADUBA1: Ufot wroteRubbish, fg's threat to ASUU forced them to call of within a week. Or did CJN sign any document? Dont deceive anyone abeg, and if u say ASUU not interested in the money, why was d initial 100billion with Suswan commitee rejected and wat is ASUU HOLDINGS all about? i doubt u were even a lecturer. |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by ADUBA1(m): 6:37pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
shopisky: Rubbish, fg's threat to ASUU forced them to call of within a week. Or did CJN sign any document? Dont deceive anyone abeg, and if u say ASUU not interested in the money, why was d initial 100billion with Suswan commitee rejected and wat is ASUU HOLDINGS all about? i doubt u were even a lecturer. Did u read dt write up at all? If u doubt d issues raise them do ur own research 1 Like |
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Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by Nobody: 6:59pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
ADUBA1: Ufot wroteFellow comrade, you have said it all. I would alwayz remeber our slogan which says: "united we bargain, divided we beg". |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by Nobody: 7:10pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
There is an adage that says "he who laugh last, laugh best". For Nairalanders who thought ASUU members would die of starvation as a result of the no work, no pay posture of government, you now know better. |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by ADUBA1(m): 7:39pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
paulostical2004: Fellow comrade, you have said it all. I would alwayz remeber our slogan which says: "united we bargain, divided we beg". Thanks my fellow comrade. The battle had been won and the losers had been put to shame. We don't need public sympathy to make d change happen. Is only a matter of time dt d people will realise the relevance of our struggle. |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by shopisky(m): 7:49pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
ADUBA1:I asked questions and i expect that as a more enlightened individual on d issue at hand, u give us more insight. Wat is ASUU holdings all about, and why was the initial N100billion plan jettisoned. Did CJN sign the agreement as ASUU ealier mandated? U said a lecturers job is reseach, so was it called ASUU strike. Pls check d meaning of strike in ur dictionary. Wat does the 'no work no pay rule' say about strikes exceeding 3 months. Pls inform us. Btw, if i had not made my research, how would i know about all this. The fact remains ASUU were forced to call off. Dont forget many schools had even pulled out and started lectures as a result of d govt order. |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by Deglo514(f): 8:39pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
ASUU, who cares abt d suspension? U hav fulfilled ur of 6months old strike as planned. If u lik start exam tomorrow,u would'nt see anybody stil jan. |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by ADUBA1(m): 9:39pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
shopisky: I asked questions and i expect that as a more enlightened individual on d issue at hand, u give us more insight. Wat is ASUU holdings all about, and why was the initial N100billion plan jettisoned. Did CJN sign the agreement as ASUU ealier mandated? U said a lecturers job is reseach, so was it called ASUU strike. Pls check d meaning of strike in ur dictionary. Wat does the 'no work no pay rule' say about strikes exceeding 3 months. Pls inform us. Btw, if i had not made my research, how would i know about all this. The fact remains ASUU were forced to call off. Dont forget many schools had even pulled out and started lectures as a result of d govt order.K |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by austinray: 9:56pm On Dec 17, 2013 |
Students living off-campus may have to sign MoU With their landlords over the payment of arrears of 5 months house rent incurred as a result of the Strike. |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by favouryemmy: 1:26am On Dec 18, 2013 |
shopisky: I asked questions and i expect that as a more enlightened individual on d issue at hand, u give us more insight. Wat is ASUU holdings all about, and why was the initial N100billion plan jettisoned. Did CJN sign the agreement as ASUU ealier mandated? U said a lecturers job is reseach, so was it called ASUU strike. Pls check d meaning of strike in ur dictionary. Wat does the 'no work no pay rule' say about strikes exceeding 3 months. Pls inform us. Btw, if i had not made my research, how would i know about all this. The fact remains ASUU were forced to call off. Dont forget many schools had even pulled out and started lectures as a result of d govt order. The initial essay aduba wrote answered some of your questions. btw, ASUU did not ask that only CJN must sign but "a high ranking officer, preferably him". Also several things your heardin the news actually misled you, I see. Majority of them weren't true. 1 Like |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by TerengaLimited: 10:06am On Dec 18, 2013 |
THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR AND NIGERIA. |
Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by Nobody: 10:20am On Dec 18, 2013 |
Is there something fishy with the dates on this calender? UNIPORT staff n students should verify ...lemme check other school websites
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Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by NGVOICE: 11:39am On Dec 18, 2013 |
My union has learnt some useful lessons in the just suspended industrial dispute with the Federal Government. “One lesson is that the union as a body of intellectuals has learnt to carry the public along in its struggles - Nasir Fagge - President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Hmmm! What do I say Congratulation first for ending the battle. I also have learnt the following lesson as I travel round. Today CNN is celebrating China for her sensitivities to the future of China as the X-ray the value in investing in the younger generation not minding the advantage they already have on the world economy strategically and technologically. We in Nigeria today celebrate 169 days of retrogression, 169 days of setback. How do we produce a future that compete with the West and Asian giants like China, Japan, South Korea.... Ghana is a pole away from Nigeria yet her educational system is not interfered with the polity so a stable educational system is the result. ASUP of the federal Polytechnics are numbering their days it is numbering a record time also, soon Colleges of education and other related institution will join bring to halt the future of Nigeria. What is it? I may ask demanding an answer! ASSU our Hero, Government our Boss yet the actual champion being the future of our great country Nigeria trampled on the battle ground of the war between ASUU and Government as the fight for the future of the country without the future with them. This is my lesson yours may be similar with my anyway share it! Long live ASUU! Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria ! Long live The Future of this Nation our patient and focused students community who waited for 169 days without Tahrir Square kind of Rally! I celebrate! with 100 Gbosssssaaaaa!!!!!!! Aluta continual......
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Re: ASUU Suspends Strike, NEC To Inform Members On Wednesday by LoveKing(m): 12:24pm On Dec 18, 2013 |
Strike suspended to continue later in the next few months or years or so. Check my signature for a solution to the dilapidated nigerian education. |
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