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Source»»»www.mydailynewswatchng.com/2013/11/22/confusion-varsities-declare-resumption-despite-ASUU-strike/

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Confusion is currently brewing in some universities as the
authorities and students are to resume for lectures despite the
ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), well in its over four months.
Indeed, moves to end the strike, which began on July 2, 2013,
had reached a peak with the negotiations between President
Goodluck Jonathan and ASUU team, which included the
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) President, Abdulwaheed
Omar, and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Bala
Kaigama, besides the current ASUU President, Nasir Fagge,
and other past presidents of the union, but the death of
Professor Festus Iyayi, a past leader of the union, stalled the
ASUU National Executive Council meeting scheduled for
Kano where the decision to end the strike would have been
taken.
Amid the confusion, however, many university authorities and
students are pushing for the reopening of their institutions in
defiance to the ASUU position that the strike is still in force.
Specifically, some academic staff at the Niger State-owned
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL),
have commenced teaching.
This has caused some rancour among ASUU as some lecturers
and students have returned to the classrooms since Monday
following the re-opening of the institution by the
management.
But the branch ASUU Chairman, Dr. Aliyu Badeggi, insisted
that the strike was still in force in the institution.
Investigations by Daily Newswatch showed that lectures have
resumed only in three departments – English and Linguistics,
Mathematics and Physics, while Mass Communication,
Business Administration and other Sciences were yet to
resume lectures.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Ibrahim Kolo, had last Friday
directed students to resume lectures on Monday, after an
emergency Senate meeting approved the re-opening of the
institution.
The development has now put students in dilemma as
majority of the students compiled with the directive, while
some were yet to resume because of the stalemate.
It was also gathered that some of the students that returned
were yet to have any lecture, as most lecturers are still
complying with the ASUU strike.
When Daily Newswatch visited the institution yesterday,
some students were seen loitering in the campus for lack of
what to do.
The students revealed that those who are currently having
lectures were for General Studies’ courses and not the core
courses, stressing that majority of the lecturers were still on
strike.
Abubakar Nda-Patigi, a 300 level Mass Communication
student, complained that lectures were yet to commence in his
department. “We were elated when the school management
re-opened the school, but we have not done anything since
Monday that we resumed in my department.”
A lecturer, who spoke in confidence, blamed the crack among
the members of ASUU of the institution on some few
lecturers that were cajoled by the management, insisting that
the strike was still in force.
“We are aware of the management moves to break our ranks.
Even if we are only 10 lecturers that remain, we shall stand by
the union,” he said.
However, the strike has taken another twist at the Adekunle
Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, as ASUU
said it was ready to slug it out with the school authorities over
the resumption order.
The AAUA management, in a statement issued by the
Registrar of the institution, Mr Bamidele Olotu, announced
that the school will resume for Second Semester of 2012/2013
Session on Monday, November 25, 2013, while lectures are to
start on Monday, December 2, 2013.
The memo implies that the lecturers and the students of the
institution must resume for academic activities by the
stipulated date.
However, the ASUU urged the students and lecturers to
ignore the order, saying the lecturers would not resume until
the national body of the union gave the resumption order.
According to a statement issued and signed by the Chairman
of the AAUA branch of the ASUU, Dr. Busuyi Mekusi,
yesterday, members of the union were asked to disregard the
resumption order.
The statement said as far AAUA branch of the ASUU was
concerned, the status quo remained until they receive a new
directive from the national body of the union.
“The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba -Akoko branch, wishes
to dissociate itself from the purported resumption of academic
activities in the university, as its members are still part of the
ongoing national strike by the union.
“Members should, therefore, disregard any pull to abandon
the struggle, and be steadfast until the present position is
reviewed by NEC,” Mekusi said.
The union also declared that it would “resist every tyrannical
propensity” to intimidate and harass its members by the
institution authority.
But Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State yesterday
called on players in the education sector, including the Federal
Government and striking lecturers to rededicate themselves to
the pursuit of excellence at the tertiary level in honour of the
former President of ASUU, Professor Festus Iyayi.
The governor, in a statement by Felix Ofou, his press
secretary, said the highest honour that the late Iyayi deserved
was the return to the pursuit of academic excellence in the
universities and other higher institutions, arguing that
anything short of this would have meant that the late activist
died in vain.
Uduaghan recalled the heroic struggle and sacrifice of the late
professor and author for the working class as well as the
university system, adding that the history of strikes and strive
for higher academic goals in the country cannot be complete
without glowing references to the part played by the deceased.
The governor, an alumnus of the University of Benin, paid
glowing tributes to his alma mater for providing a place of
pride for the renowned poet, author and academic colossus
who engineered new heights and defined the intellectual and
working class struggle in a manner never experienced before
his time.
He commiserated with the family of the deceased, UNIBEN,
the people of Edo State, ASUU, the academic community and
the nation at large on the painful loss and asked God to grant
them the fortitude to bear the untimely passage of such a
titanic labour leader.

Pokemon43: The only news i got on ASUU strike is from dis day newspaper is dat d chairman and governing board of uniben is appealing to the academic staff union of universities to suspend its strike in honour of late prof iyayi.

tnk u

Texzy22: Lolz The ppl way dey make the Money...dey make am silently, make ppl no hear bahhh

naso o, na poor man shouT pass

Miner13: why don't you point out areas that need correction and leave na me shabi all

baba i tire o,as far as d point n message is passed

[quote author=nutty_hnic]An achievement is something done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.[/quote]i hear u sir

While u ppl r beefing n wishing,i'm just thinking of d day ppl will b glad n sm will faint, while sm will rejoice saying 'odizee qouted me,i am so glad'

[quote author=nutty_hnic]Dont tag him a small boy, you can say he is young.

He has achieved all every pop artist can think of in this pop culture of our age.

Hes a MAN.[/quote]no offence wat is d meaning of achievement

oyivwi stanley: gudmornin pals

oyivwi,i hail,mamurioke

Ken excel: No mind dem...deir mouf dy smell.....Me no blive say dem go cal of dis strike dis yr o.and me no even want make dem call am off dis time sef...i wan make money

nawa o,everybody nw na 'i wan mk money i wan mk money'. If dem do census nw,na dose ppl wen dey say i wan mk money plenty for house pass,dey count ceiling

costandi: Like say he go read al dese story

dem just dey kill dem sevs here,hbd hbd hbd,rubish,sm dey shout november november we wen dem born for may 29 nko

Whr dose ppl wen dey carry rumor say ASUU go do meeting today

Na everyday dat boy dey do b'day? Cos i dey confuse for here

Dericinh: ***GUD MAWNIN EVA**...N ALSO 2 YOU ALL..***

good morning

happy eva: Gudmrng to y'all

good morning

STORM2: no be fight na bro. Na wa u oh.....wrestler

na question i ask,mk una enlighten me,i am ignorant of wat ASUU is fighting for.
Goood morning all

eazylu: Clearly, you don't know what ASUU struggle is all about.

wat is it all about educate me mr knw it all

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tega aka tj2stone

Swagalord18: #breaks down d door to page 1491#.

not errbody'z as jobless .......

lol ....crase ....so dis na y u call me come

this guy is obviously clueless
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M out#

i say i smell swaga,ur name na swaga? Na so una tk dey fail exam

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2007 wen milan win am dem no dey in form at all. Dem no even mk top four sef for serie a

top notched guy: Oghos it is nice to know. I hope to meet more before resumption
Explicit, thanks.
Titanium, excuse me? I don't understand u

i smell swaga

exPLIcit7: k...And I wan tel u say whether na juni0r team una dey play with...u guyz wil l0se or draw...Man United isn't winning 2014 epl...CHELSEA al d way...

u see ur sef,league no b our aim na ucl,n fa cup,if una like mk una win am na una luck

exPLIcit7: If una n0 draw...u guyz'll l0se.

u even knw d ppl wen we dey play?

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swag is nt meant to b taught its in built like family com.

exPLIcit7: After beating Arsenal at Old Traff0rd...Man United will lose their next match...AMEN...

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I GREET y'all.......

i no greet u

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u lack d required swag

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top notched guy: Pokemon, ken, odizey, oghos and romanticboy thanks to you all.

I put in for optometry and I got it with an aggregate of 68.

thank God,na d course wen dem gv swaggalord n him dey complain.
One man meat.........................

STORM2: They are delaying...and its annoying...that's my only complaint...
But me I believe in the struggle our schools are under funded and neva supervised...its bad!
Education health and security....naija"s major issue....God dey sha

ok