PORT HARCOURT—UNIVERSITY of Port Harcourt
chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, has appealed to parents and other
stakeholders in the education sector to help
prevail on Federal Government to implement
agreement reached with lecturers.
Speaking at an interactive forum with students
of the university on the main campus of the
school, Chairman of ASUU in the university, Prof.
Antonia Okerengwo, said as lecturers they feel
the pains like other Nigerians, but that they
were forced to go on strike.
She said: “Our children are also exposed to the
hardship and difficulties encountered by other
students in the Nigerian university system.”
She explained that the Union had no other
option than to embark on a national strike in the
face of the failure of Federal Government to
implement the agreement.
Continuing, she said the university’s chapter of
ASUU organised the interactive session with the
students to keep them informed on the issues
that gave rise to the strike action.
She said: “ASUU had embarked on a three
months strike starting December 8, 2011.
“The strike was suspended on March 20, 2012
after government signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the union affirming details
of implementation of the agreement.
“In the last 16 months, ASUU had taken several
steps to get the government to fully implement
the agreement to avoid the resumption of the
suspended strike action. Government had failed
to do this.”
The students, who took turn to ask questions,
urged government to take urgent steps to save
the country’s education system.
chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, has appealed to parents and other
stakeholders in the education sector to help
prevail on Federal Government to implement
agreement reached with lecturers.
Speaking at an interactive forum with students
of the university on the main campus of the
school, Chairman of ASUU in the university, Prof.
Antonia Okerengwo, said as lecturers they feel
the pains like other Nigerians, but that they
were forced to go on strike.
She said: “Our children are also exposed to the
hardship and difficulties encountered by other
students in the Nigerian university system.”
She explained that the Union had no other
option than to embark on a national strike in the
face of the failure of Federal Government to
implement the agreement.
Continuing, she said the university’s chapter of
ASUU organised the interactive session with the
students to keep them informed on the issues
that gave rise to the strike action.
She said: “ASUU had embarked on a three
months strike starting December 8, 2011.
“The strike was suspended on March 20, 2012
after government signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the union affirming details
of implementation of the agreement.
“In the last 16 months, ASUU had taken several
steps to get the government to fully implement
the agreement to avoid the resumption of the
suspended strike action. Government had failed
to do this.”
The students, who took turn to ask questions,
urged government to take urgent steps to save
the country’s education system.
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