The Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU), on Friday, declared that contrary to insinuations, the
union did not receive or spend any money from the federal government.
The union made this known via a
statement by the Ibadan Zonal Coordinator of ASUU,
Dr. Ade Adejumo.
Adejumo, in the statement,
explained that the need to tell the public that the union had not received and
spend any money from the the federal government was to put the record straight
that the union is a patriotic organisation.
Adejumo, in the statement
entitled: “Re: N163 billion released to ASUU: Putting the records straight”,
disclosed that the government knows that it is the council and the university
administration that receive and spend all the money coming into the university
and not the union.
He said, “Once again, the
attention of our union has been drawn to another piece of misinformation which
gives the impression that ASUU collects money from government.
“For umpteenth time, let it be
known that our union is a patriotic organisation whose activities are driven by
principled conviction that the resources of the country can better be managed
for the ultimate benefit of the Nigerian society, especially the education
sector which is our immediate constituency.
“The government and all civilized
individuals are aware of how the university is managed, so also the resources
available to it. The government knows that it is the council and the university
administration that receive and spend all the money coming into the university.
“ASUU doesn’t receive money from
government and doesn’t spend it. Even money meant for our salaries and other
allowances come directly to the university administration which prepares the
the budget and manages it.
“ASUU members collect only their
salaries as paid by the university. Contracts and all the capital projects are
awarded by the councils that are appointed by the government, not ASUU.
“It is in the context of the
above that our union calls on the Vice-Chancellors and council chairmen to stop
behaving like vultures that wait silently by the sidelines, waiting for the
game to fall only to descend on the carcass.
“They should join forces with
ASUU in its struggles to attract requisite funding into our public universities
rather than working at cross purposes with us.
“Part of the least expected from
them is to come out openly to put the record straight each time the government
come out with the deliberate falsehood that money has been released to ASUU.
“They, the council and the
vice-chancellors, are the receiving and spending agents. Simple honour demands
that they publicity own up to this fact. Their silence in this regard leaves
room for unfair speculation about ASUU.
“The government also should
concentrate efforts at finding a quick resolution of the impasse rather than
dissipate energy on fake news and cheap propaganda aimed at tarring ASUU’s
garment. It will not fly.”
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