The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has replied the
federal government over its threat to sack university lecturers if they
fail to call off its ongoing strike.
According to the striking lecturers, the threat would not only fail
but will worsen the situation, hence “another long path to making the
strike linger more than necessary.”
The ASUU National Treasurer, Dr. Ademola Aremu, while responding to
the government’s directive, said the threat does not hold waters as it
has confirmed the fears that the federal government cannot be trusted.“It is a pity if the federal government is not willing to perfect the resolutions reached with the union. This is why we find it difficult to trust our leaders by their words. How can someone be threatening to sack lecturers when universities are already short-staffed by almost 60,000. We are not in the military era. The military tried it and failed. This one will fail again.
“They can re-open the school. ASUU did not shutdown the universities. It was the management of the schools that ordered the students to go back home.”
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