Management of the University of
Port Harcourt has announced December 9th as resumption date for academic
activities in the institution. It was made known after an extra-ordinary Senate meeting held on Tuesday.
Deputy Registrar, Information, of the University, Dr. William Wordi told
DailyPost that the management of the institution found it reasonable to end the
5-month old strike in the interest of the students.
Wordi said the Senate also decided to
pay the backlog of salary areas of lecturers who resumed work on the announced
date.
Meanwhile, the UNIPORT chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, said there is no going back on the strike until the Federal Government
meets all their demands.
Chairman of ASUU in the University, Prof. Anthonia Okerengwo said the students
would be wasting their time if they resumed on the stipulated date.
Prof. Okerengwo said the Union was not moved by FG’s threat to fire
lecturers who refused to resume to work.
Daily Post

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