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ASUU strike: NAU chapter commends FG for signing MOU with union

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Nnamdi Azike Univeristy, NAU, chapter has commended the federal government for accepting to sign a memorandum of understanding with the uinon to end its five-month old strike that has paralysed tertiary education in Nigeria.

The chapter chairperson, Prof Ike Odimegwu said they have joined other colleagues across the nation’s universities to suspend the strike.

She declared that academic activities had commenced in the institution.

She commended the federal government for no-victimization clause signed to ensure that no lecturer who participated in the long drawn out strike would be victimised.

She also commended what she described as ‘the courage’ of students and their perseverance throughout the period, saying that most students gave support to ASUU in their demand for funding and providing quality education in Nigerian universities.

Part of the text he read stated, “today we ASUU, NAU branch have officially suspended the strike declared by the leadership of the union on 1st July. As soon as the NAU management rolls out the university calendar, ASUU will join in the march towards ensuring serious academic activities. We are back to work”.

She warned that the union would not condone any form of harassment of its members for joining in the strike action, saying they expect the institution to respect the agreement signed between ASUU and federal government.

“We strongly deplore any attitude of intimidation or harassment. Government has signed a no victimization element which must be respected”, the union added.

The NAU ASUU Chief further hailed the courage of Federal Government in withdrawing the sack order it slammed on the striking lecturers, regretting that some officials felt they could sack university lecturers easily.

She commended her colleagues for standing firm despite threats and intimidations from the Vice Chancellors, Ministry of education and Federal Government.

She stressed that lecturers went on strike not just for their own benefits, but strictly for promotion of quality education in Nigeria.