The
Academic Staff Union of Universities has called on the Minister for Labour and
Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, to desist from cheap blackmail in the handling of
the ongoing strike called by the union.
The
President of the union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a bulletin on the strike,
asked members of the union to disregard the comment by the minister that the
strike was illegal.
He
said, “Our national struggle to revitalise the Nigerian university system is
comprehensive and total. Remain resolute and steadfast as victory is certain.”
Also,
the ASUU Chairman at the University of Ibadan, Dr Deji Omole, who condemned the
tactics employed by the Federal Government over the demands of the union, said
it was deceitful for the minister to insinuate that the N23bn earned
allowances, which the Federal Government promised to pay soon, were only for
lecturers.
He
said the earned allowances were for both deserving academic and non-academic
staff, stressing that it was too early for Ngige to embark on blackmail.
Omole
said the union was more interested in enduring legacies to reposition public
education in the country through adequate funding of public education, which
the present government had failed to prioritise.
- Punch
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