“Falsification and Propaganda Will Not Work”, KSU ASUU Chairman Chides Kogi Govt

…we are always available for dialogue

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kogi State University, Anyigba chapter, has kicked against mis-representation of facts on the current ‘no pay, no work’ embarked upon by the institution’s lecturers.

In a terse reaction on social media, the acting chairman of the union, Dr. Daniel Aina, chided the government negotiating team for resorting to propaganda and falsification.

Setting the records straight, Aina stated that ASUU did not, and has never claimed that it signed any memorandum of understanding, MoU, with Kogi state government.

In his words, “the reverberation of concocted trajectories and tantrums at our persons belong to the dustbin. We speak to issues and love the people. Truth is like a cork-always afloat. To keep it submerged, energy MUST be expended. No matter for how long, when the expenditure of energy ceases, it will come afloat. Play your record to the world. ASUU KSU did not say it signed any MoU with government.

“The govt team felt embarrassed by the action of the students. According to them, the students insisted on seeing ASUU and government talking, school to reopen on Monday and government to pay outstanding salaries owed.

“To the first count we said we are always available for dialogue. There is no time we have refused invitation.

“To the second we told them we aren’t the school management. The onus of reopening the University lies on the management.

“To the third, we told them that if the outstanding salaries are paid, within two days we would reinstate our services.

“They started politicking – we will pay one month within ten days and pay the rest later. We said they should pay one immediately and let us sign an MoU for the outstanding. They then revealed to us that the ten days cannot be guaranteed and that they cannot sign an MoU with us. We informed the government team that they have summoned us because of the problem they are facing.

“We volunteered to help out to pacify the students. The summary of our speech to the students was that they have made an historical mark, which should suffice for govt to take a cue and do the needful but that nothing substantial have come out. We tried to attribute it to the absence of his Excellency, so they should be patient. ASUU KSU is currently on no pay no work action. Let the government do the needful and we’ll resume work. FALSIFICATION AND PROPAGANDA WILL NOT WORK!!”