ASUU Fears Hijack Of Strike By Opposition Politicians

The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), Niger Delta University (NDU) chapter, has allayed fears that opposition politicians are trying to hijack the ongoing strike for their political interest.

This was made known by the Chairman of local chapter of ASUU, Dr. Beke Sese, on Tuesday, while speaking at a solidarity rally at the premises of NDU’s Law Faculty in Yenagoa.
“We are aware that some opposition politicians are trying to capitalise on the current ASUU strike to cast aspersions on government and inadvertently trivialise our genuine struggle.
“Let me state here that ASUU is not a party to such cheap manifestation of political opportunism.
“We rather wish to implore this government to make history by commencing the process of revitalising public universities to a height never attained by any previous administration.”
According Sese, the leadership of ASUU has held several talks with the Federal Government over a possible peaceful resolution of the present crisis, but the government has refused to show necessary commitment in addressing the crisis.
Sese said that the purported disbursement of N100 billion to address the funding requirement of some universities was arbitrary and not at variance with the 2009 agreement and MoU signed with government on the 24th of January, 2012.
He  described it as a strategy by the government to divide the union.
He therefore urged parents to support ASUU’s effort to compel government to “do what is right for university education”.
He said that the union would remain determined in its effort to bring a drastic change in the university system.


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