The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced indefinite
strike nationwide today, national president of ASUU, Dr Nasir Isa
Fagge has said.
He made this declaration, Monday, at the
University of Lagos (UNILAG) after their NEC meeting held at Olabisi
Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State.
Speaking to news men,
he said: “We are embarking on indefinite strike nation wide because the
Federal Government reneged in the Memorandum of Understanding MoU
signed with ASUU in 2009 to pay lecturers their earn allowance.”
According
to Fagge, the Federal Government, in 2009 made a law to pay each
lecturers N12,500 per month as earn allowance which it never did since
2009.
Lecturers at the University of Port Harcourt have
confirmed this development stating that MEMOs and SMS have gone round
to all lecturers in Nigerian versities asking them to embark on "a total
and indefinite strike action from 1st July, 2013." A Professor of the
University who spoke to on the condition of anonymity disclosed that
ASUU has called for a meeting on Tuesday 2nd July, 2013 to officially
make a public announce of this action.
Students on ground at
UNIPORT expressed their dismay at the pace of incessant academic strikes
in Nigeria complaining that this marks the beginning of a long time of
boredom for them.
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