The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Nigerian government of inflicting hardship on lecturers and students.
Speaking on Friday at a press conference organized at the University of Lagos by the Lagos Zone of the union, the Zonal Coordinator, Prof Adelaja Odukoya, explained that it was imperative to update Nigerians about the events that transpired after the last nationwide strike was suspended on October 14, 2022.
He added that ASUU’s interactions with the present administration, and the possible consequences of the lack of notable actions by the authorities should also be spoken about.
ASUU had over time lamented the government’s refusal to fulfill the agreements it had with lecturers, and Odukoya said the government had shown consistent insensitivity to agreements and the well-being of patriotic academics in Nigeria’s public universities.
Odukoya insisted that despite its promises ahead of assuming office, the Bola Tinubu administration had failed to live up to expectations concerning the issues that had been at the forefront of the union’s recent strike actions, the last being from February to October 2022.
“The government has persisted in inflicting misery on lecturers and students in Nigeria, despite their sincere efforts to elevate our public universities to a global standard. ASUU is unfazed in its patriotic endeavors.”
“To reposition the Nigerian university system, we call on other patriots in the media, labour movement, student organizations, and civil society organizations to join ASUU in the rejection of the government’s master-slave posture on labour matters,” he said.
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