The Goodluck Jonathan
administration has given
the Academic Staff Union
of Universities, ASUU, one
week ultimatum to call off
the ongoing strike or risk
mass sack. The directive
was given on Thursday
on behalf of the
government, in Abuja, by
the acting Minister of
Education, Nyesom Wike.
But in a swift reaction,
ASUU rubbished the threat
by the Jonathan
Government to sack any
lecturer who fails to report
back to school on
December 4, 2013. While
condemning the threat,
ASUU said:
“It is a pity if the
federal government
is not willing to
perfect the
resolutions reached
with union. This is
why we find it
difficult to trust our
leaders by their
words. How can
someone be
threatening to sack
lecturers when
universities are
already short-staffed
by almost 60,000?
We are not in
Military era. The
Military tried it and
failed. This one will
fail again.”
The union added that the
threat latest will not only
fail but worsen the
situation and "make the
strike linger more than
necessary."
With this threat, ASUU
said it is now very clear
that the Federal
government was not
ready to implement any
of the resolutions it
reached with the union.
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