ASUU is Threatening to Shutdown Nasarawa University

ASUU Chairman at the university, Dr. Theophilus
Lagi, who hinted on the possibility of the strike
action, threatened that the union would shutdown
academic activities in the university within the
next two weeks if the university management and
the state government failed to meet their
demands.
Lagi handed down the ultimatum while speaking
with journalists in Keffi yesterday, saying there
was still a possibility of resolving the impending
crisis.
“Our doors are still open for them to call us so
that we can find amicable ways to address our
grievances.
“We are not happy that we have to seek redress
through this avenue because of the adverse
effects strikes have on the academic and
economic development of the university but we
want the management and the state government
to avert this action,” the university don stated.
THISDAY gathered that the university teachers’
grievances include non-implementation of
promotions, dilapidated state of university law
faculty, appointment irregularities, high tac
deductions from on the Earned Academic
Allowance (EAA) and ambiguity in the university
guideline as the issues yet to be addressed by
the management of the institution and the state
government.
The ASUU boss explained that some of the
enumerated issues have lingered since 2009,
before the assumption of office of the present
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Akaro Mainoma, “and
since then, the state government has refused to
honour the agreement made with the union.
However, further checks by THISDAY indicated
that some lecturers at the institution were averse
to the looming strike as they described it as
“unnecessary distraction.”
A lecturer at the faculty of education who spoke
to THISDAY in confidence, said, “Some of us are
worried about the negative impact this strike will
have as students are preparing for their first
semester examinations.
“I think this is an unnecessary distraction
targeted at the university management and I
advise ASUU to seek ways of resolution. Strikes
must not always be the only option.”
(Source: THISDAY LIVE )