Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Kogi State University : Varsity ASUU urged to call off strike

The Kogi Professional Forum (KPF), has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) branch of the Kogi State University now Prince Abubakar Audu University to put an end to the mass action currently going on.
The KPF, in a press conference, urged the state government to apply the principle of effective dialogue in order to put an end to the protracted face-off.

The national convener of the forum, Comrade Ibrahim Ali and the national secretary, Dr. Olushola Mattew appealed to the school management to consider the efforts of Governor Yahaya Bello so far and call off its strike which he said was devastating and demoralising.

Yahaya Bello

Ali said that even though the management of the school is fighting a just cause, it must consider that the government of Yahaya Bello has accepted to bear responsibility of the burden transferred to his government from another administration. He appealed to the university body to also consider the plight of the students who are the greatest losers in the face-off.
He said, “We are not in doubt that management of the school’s strike action is altruistic and intended to improve the general quality of education in the state. But there is need for the union to reconsider its rigid stance, in view of the counterproductive effect it could have on the educational sector due to the gross distortions in the academic calendars of the university and its demoralising effects on the students."