ASUU strike: Lecturers want to continue

The Academic Staff Union of
Universities’ attempt to call off its
lingering strike still remains contentious
as lecturers of the University of Jos have
insisted that the ongoing strike
continues. Chairman of the chapter, Dr. David
Jankam who made this known yesterday
while speaking with newsmen in the state
said its members have not see any
substance in the dialogue with the
federal government to warrant calling off the strike. According to Jankam, “We have just
rounded off our meeting, and as a matter
of fact, our members voted
overwhelmingly for the continuation of
the state strike. “I can also confirm to you that five of the
eight universities that made up the
Bauchi Zone of ASUU have also voted for
continuation of the strike, and the
general saying is that the federal
government has not shown any commitment so far. “We started the
meeting by briefing our
members on issues resolved with the
federal government in their last meeting
with the president of ASUU. “But responding to the briefing, our
members observed that the main issues
that led to the strike were not discussed
as part of the meeting in Aso Rock. “As such, my members said president
Jonathan is taking them for a ride by
trying to divert attention from the core
subjects of the strike” According to Dr. Jankam, “I will now
convey the resolve of our branch to our
national president in our NEC meeting
scheduled for this week. If the majority
of the chapter voted for call off, it will be
called off, but if majority of the chapters voted for continuation, so be it” said Dr.
Jankam.