Below are the list of university that has joined the industrial strike action by ASUU.
UI PG students’ exams stalled
The strike forced the University of Ibadan to stop the examination of
postgraduate students in various faculties in the school. One of our
correspondents learnt that students in the Department of Psychology were
sent out, while papers scheduled to be written in the Faculty of the
Social Sciences were cancelled. ASUU members in the school voted to
support the strike at its referendum last week.
In a message sent to the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Idowu
Olayinka, by the Chairman of ASUU in the school, Dr Deji Omole, the
union said, “We write to inform you that the observance of the strike
action will include no teaching, no examination, no supervision, no
attendance of the statutory meetings of any kind and other academic
matters. Our members will henceforth withdraw their services till the
end of the strike.”
UNILAG, LASU to comply
Academic activities at the University of Lagos unfolded normally on
Monday. However, the UNILAG branch chairman of ASUU, Mr. Adelaja
Odukoya, said the university would comply with the directive of the
national ASUU from Wednesday. He said, “We have to call a congress of
our members and brief them on the directive. We are having a congress
tomorrow (Tuesday).
But we do not have a choice in the matter. We were part of the decision
to call the strike.’’ A senior lecturer in the Department of Mass
Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, who did
not want to be identified, said there was no lecture in the department
on Monday.
He said, “It is not just in the department but throughout the
university. The strike is effective.” At the Lagos State University, our
correspondent observed that many offices and lecture halls were locked
at the Ojo campus; only a few students were seen.
Although the development was attributed to the one-week lecture-free
directive of the management of the university, the LASU ASUU Chairman,
Dr Isaac Oyewumi, however, said the chapter would “comply fully with the
directive.”
He said, “It is going to be total. I can assure you that we are going to comply.’’
UNIOSUN suspends exams
The Osun State University has joined the nationwide strike. The strike
coincided with the commencement of the second semester examination at
the university, but the lecturers joined the strike after agreeing to do
so at the congress of the union.
The chairman of ASUU at the university, Dr. Seye Abiona, could not be
reached, but two lecturers confirmed to our correspondent that the union
had joined the strike.
Strike paralyses Ondo varsities
ASUU members in some varsities in Ondo State on Monday declared their
willingness to join the strike declared by the national body of the
union.
*Academic activities were consequently paralysed in the Federal
University of Technology, Akure;* *and the Adekunle Ajasin University,
Akungba,Akoko, Ondo State*
The ASUU chairman of the AAUA, Dr Sola Fayose, said the chapter would still call a congress.
He said, “It is the tradition of the union for strike to be declared at
the branch level; we have yet to declare our own. We will call a
congress tomorrow (Tuesday).
Similarly, the ASUU chairman of FUTA, Dr Bola Oniya, said, “We can’t go
against the directive of our national secretariat, we will comply here.”
UNICAL, CRUTECH join action
ASUU members in the University of Calabar and the Cross River University of Technology on
Monday joined the nationwide strike. Some students, however, claimed not to be aware
of the strike. In UNICAL, some students said they had lectures early in the day before academic activities were disrupted.
A 400-level student in the Department of Environmental Sciences, UNICAL,
Mary Akpan, urged the Federal Government to address the union’s demands
once and for all. Another 100-level student of CRUTECH, Felix Udu,
said, “We are already preparing for our second semester examination
before this sudden stop in academic activities. Nobody knows when the
strike will be called off,” he said.
FUT Minna lecturers shun classrooms
The Chairman of ASUU in the Federal University of Technology Minna, Dr
Ndanisa Mohammed, said lecturers had complied totally. Mohammed said
that the university had set up 14 monitoring teams to ensure compliance.
He said, “We not making any demand from the Federal Government; rather,
we want them to implement an agreement signed since 2009 and the
Memorandum of Understanding we had with them since 2013.’’
UMYU joins ASUU strike
ASUU members in the Umaru Musa Ya’Adua University (UMYU), Katsina, on Monday joined the
nationwide indefinite strike. UMYU ASUU branch Chairman, Mahmud
Abdulsalam, confirmed the development to The PUNCH. He said, “We at UMYU
have decided to obey the directive of our national executive. The
strike will be total.” The spokesperson for the university, Fati Sanda,
said she was not aware of the strike.
UNIBEN, AAU to join strike Wednesday
Lecturers at the University of Benin and the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, in Edo State, on
Monday said they would join the strike on Wednesday. At the UNIBEN, the
chapter Chairman of the union, Prof. Julius Iyasele, said the industrial
action would be implemented on Wednesday.
“By Wednesday, we will declare the strike here. We will start our
compliance on Wednesday,” Iyasele added. At AAU, it was gathered many
students of the institution had their lectures cancelled on Monday. But
the chairman of ASUU in the university, Prof. Monday Igbafen, said, “We
are part of the strike.”
UNIABUJA moves strike till Wednesday
Academic activities are still going on at the University of Abuja despite the nationwide strike
declared by the ASUU. It was gathered that the UNIABUJA branch of ASUU
would meet to ratify the decision of the national executive council of
the union before joining the strike. The Uniabuja Chairman of ASUU, Dr
Ben Ugheoke, said the academic staff would comply with the strike.
Ebonyi varsity congress to decide
Normal Academic Activities were in progress on Monday at the Ebonyi
State University (EBSU), Abakaliki. At the campuses of the institution
in Presco, Isieke, CASS and the permanent site, students were seen
receiving lectures. The Chairman of ASUU EBSU, Dr Uche Onwe, said ASUU
EBSU would hold a congress on Wednesday on the strike.
ASUU P’Harcourt zone to comply
The Coordinator, Port Harcourt Zone, ASUU, Prof. Beke Sese, said the
zone was in full agreement with the nationwide strike called by the
national body.
The zone comprises Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, the Niger
Delta University, Amassoma, the Federal University, Otuoke, and the
University of Port Harcourt. Speaking on the telephone, Sese said there
would be no academic activity until the government met the union’s
demands.”
But the Chairman, ASUU NDU, Dr Stanley Ogoun, said the chapter ‘‘will
meet on Wednesday to declare it formally at the floor of the congress
slated for that day.’’
It was learnt that ASUU in FUO would meet on Tuesday to formally join the strike.
EKSU joins ASUU strike
The Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, on Monday joined the ASUU strike.
The second semester examination, which ought to have commenced two
weeks ago was again put on hold.
Efforts to speak with the ASUU Chairman, Prof. Olu Olu, proved abortive.
Strike total in UNIUYO
Many lecturers in the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have complied
with the ASUU strike. A lecturer in the Department of Political Science,
Dr Frank Okon, said they voted to support the strike on Friday. A
student in the Department of Philosophy told our correspondent that
since the school was on vacation, the impact of the strike might not be
felt so much.
Mixed compliance from Sokoto Students of the Usmanu Danfodiyo
University, Sokoto, sat for examinations on Monday despite the ASUU
strike. However, a source told one of our correspondents that ASUU UDUS
would come out with a decision on Wednesday. At the Sokoto State
University, there was total compliance as all academic activities had
stopped.
Dr Attahiru Sifawa, the Chairman of the Sokoto State University ASUU,
said, “Our chapter members are in agreement with the directives from the
ASUU national headquarters.” At the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara
State, and the Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State
respectively, the directive was of no effect as academic activities were
not interrupted.
It was gathered that ASUU in the two “baby universities” had yet to be
fully integrated into the national body of ASUU. The ASUU Chairman at
Federal University, Gusau, Dr Nasiru Anka, told Sources that lecturers
at the university had yet to register and be recognised by the national
ASUU. The Head, Information and Public Relations Unit, Federal
University Birnin Kebbi, Jamilu Magaji, said, “The university is new and
our staff have yet to join any association of that nature.”
ASUU BUK paralyses activities
The strike on Monday paralysed academic activities at the Bayero
University, Kano, as all the lecture halls were padlocked. A 400-level
student of Accounting Department, Samuel Abah, said he attended a
lecture from 8am to 10am, adding that shortly after the lecture, the
ASUU strike commenced. According to him, it was shortly followed by
locking of the lecture halls by union officials.
***Kwara shuns ASUU strike***
Academic activities continued on Monday in the University of Ilorin and
Kwara State University. The factional Chairman, ASUU, UNILORIN, Dr Usman
Raheem, whose faction is recognised by the UNILORIN management, said the
branch did not join the strike as it had not been part of the national
ASUU since 2001. He, however, said the branch was in support of the
reason for the strike and urged the Federal Government to honour the
agreement it reached with the national body of ASUU since 2009.
Another factional Chairman, ASUU, Dr Kunle Afolayan, whose faction is
recognised by the national ASUU, said the executive of the branch would
meet on Tuesday (today) on the strike. Afolayan said, “The strike has
just been announced so we are yet to set up the apparatus to enforce it.
It is from tomorrow (Tuesday) that branches will meet on the strike.”
Also at KWASU, It was observed that not all the students were on campus
as the school resumed academic activities on Monday. The factional
Chairman of ASUU, KWASU, Dr Adesola Dauda, whose faction is recognised
by the national body of ASSU, said the branch did not join the strike as
it was still in observer status.
He said, “ASUU national is on strike but KWASU is not on strike because we have just joined
ASUU and by the constitution we have to observe.” The factional Chairman
of ASUU, KWASU, Dr. Issa Abdulraheem, who is recognised by KWASU
management, said the strike was not being observed and would not hold in
the institution.
Abdulraheem said, “On Wednesday we are going to have a congress. One of
the things we are going to discuss is the issue that led to the national
ASUU strike. We will tell members why we are not joining.”
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