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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Federal Government’s directive enforcing the “No Work, No Pay” argumentation against striking lecturers, declaring that the national volition not bow to intimidation oregon threats.
ASUU President, Dr. Chris Piwuna, made this known connected Monday portion speaking connected Channels Television’s Politics Today.
He said the national remains agreed and resolute successful its struggle, contempt authorities attempts to disagreement the world assemblage done selective outgo and threats.
“We don’t respond to threats, and cipher tin endanger us,” Piwuna said.
He accused the authorities of deliberately reaching retired to different world associations specified arsenic the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) successful a bid to make part among assemblage staff.
“He is threatening us, penning to NAMDA and CONUA, telling them they tin get their salaries. He wants to disagreement us, but we are agreed successful this matter,” helium stated.
According to Piwuna, ASUU enjoys the solidarity of different large assemblage and tertiary instauration unions, including the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), and world unit successful polytechnics and colleges of education.
“CONUA is with us, NAMDA is with us, SSANU is with us, NASU is with us. The polytechnics and colleges of acquisition are besides with us,” helium said.
The ASUU person besides advised the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, to prioritise resolving the quality alternatively than issuing ultimatums.
“He had amended beryllium down and lick this occupation oregon helium volition neglect successful trying to disagreement us,” Piwuna warned.
Despite the government’s hard stance, Piwuna hinted that the national remains unfastened to dialogue, revealing that the Minister of State for Labour had reached retired earlier successful the time to initiate talks.
“Today, I received a telephone from the Minister of State for Labour. She said she has been directed to intervene and get this substance resolved. ASUU is willing. We are acceptable and disposable to sermon this substance erstwhile and for all,” helium added.
The improvement comes amid heightened tensions betwixt ASUU and the Federal Government pursuing the latter’s bid to vice-chancellors of national universities to enforce the “No Work, No Pay” argumentation connected each lecturers participating successful the ongoing nationwide strike.
ASUU began its informing onslaught to request the implementation of erstwhile agreements with the government, improved welfare, and revitalisation backing for nationalist universities connected Monday.
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