… govt to proscribe ASUU
The ongoing negotiations between
Kogi State government and the leadership of Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) of the Kogi State University, KSU, seems to have
failed to resolve the lingering ‘No Pay, No Work’ action that has kept
the academic institution on her kneels for three months.
In a media report today, the state
government made it clear that it will no longer accommodate further
protests by students of the university. Government pledged to treat
students who take to street to protest as kidnappers and armed robbers.
Government also stated her readiness to proscribe ASUU in a her bid end
the labour crisis.
Yesterday,
Governor Yahaya Bello ordered the Vice Chancellor of the University to
re-open the school for commencement of academic activities with
immediate effect. The governor allegedly issue further directives to the
VC to open an attendance register for all academic staff of the
institution.
Efforts to reach the ASUU
Chairman, Dr. Daniel Aina, has proved abortive but some lecturers who
commented on the new stance of the state government are not on the same
page with the government. A lecturer, Dr. Linus, in his response on
social media, took exception to the recent directives. According to him,
“history has shown that even under military dictatorships such arm
twisting ploy has never worked. It is a pity that the path of dialogue
has been jettisoned because of ego. But as it is said, those who shun
dialogue will sooner than later, come to the negotiating table with
their tails wagging between their legs!”
As at press time, there is no official statement from ASUU in relaton to the recent directive from government.
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