Tuesday, 3 December 2013
4 OUT OF 600 UNIABUJA LECTURERS RESUMES WORK
The
Federal Government’s threat to university lecturers did not scare lecturers,
only four of the 600 academic workers reported for duty yesterday at the
University of Abuja (UNIABUJA).
Also, only a lecturer signed the resumption register at the
permanent site of the university.
Investigation by The Nation correspondent revealed that the
lecturers complied with the decision of the congress of UNIABUJA branch of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) not to go to work.
The situation made a few students to roam about for hours before
returning to their hostels.
The
four lecturers who resumed work were those of Economics, Banking and Finance
and Physics.
It was learnt that besides being loyalists of the
Vice-Chancellor, Prof. James Adelabu, they had been expelled from ASUU because
of their “intransigence”.
A professor, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent,
said: “We remain resolute not to go back to work in spite of the military order
from the government.
“Let them sack all of us, including those in medical colleges
and let us see how far we can go.
“Our position is that the government should conclude the ongoing
talks with the leadership of ASUU, which has been non-violent.”
Another don said: “You can see that lecture rooms are opened, no
lecturers. Only 4 lecturers came to work out of about 600. And out of the
four recalcitrant lecturers, one of them in Economic Department managed to
teach less than 10 students.”
“It is obvious that the government ultimatum is of no effect in
UNIABUJA. Let them bring soldiers and policemen to teach our students.”
A source in the Administration Department of the university
said: “So far, only a lecturer has signed the attendance register at the
Permanent Site. We are expecting that the situation will improve as from
Tuesday.”
The Nation
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