Lecturers in the nation’s public universities on Monday vowed to
continue with their indefinite strike, declaring that President
Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to withhold their salaries would not
stop their resolve to ensure the university system is made better
once and for all.
“Yes, the non-payment of our August salary is another attempt by
the government to stampede us into breaking the strike, and as
usual, it will not work. The economic war the government is
employing has never, and will never yield any dividend. Our next line
of action is:
“To continue with the strike. We had, on July 2, commenced a total,
comprehensive and indefinite strike action, and as long as the
government does not meet our demand of implementing the FGN/ASUU
2009 agreement, the strike will continue.”The Chairman, Academic Staff
Union of Universities, University of Abuja chapter, Dr. Clement Chup,
stated this in a chat with Punch.
On comments by the leadership of NANS that the students were no
longer supporting the strike, Chup said those making the call were
“political and mercenary students.”
“The NANS that say they do not support us are the mercenary
students. They are the political, non-matriculated students. Our genuine
students do understand the issues that warranted the strike, and are
fully in our support.”
He said government officials are only interested in awarding contracts
in universities where they will benefit and not the quality of input and
output in the higher institutions.
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