The Chairman of the UNIJOS Chapter, Dr David Janakam stated this in an interview in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
“The national president of ASUU cannot ask us to call off just because the union has met with Mr. President. We don’t operate that way. Whatever agreement reached between the national body and Mr President will be a subject of discussion at local branches.
“We can only call it off when the local branches gives their acceptance to whatever agreement reached with the federal government in their last meeting with president Jonathan.
Janakam said members of the union have lost confidence in the federal government when it comes to agreement based on the lesson learnt from the current strike adding that the minutes of the last meeting with President Jonathan will be critically reviewed.
“If the local branches do not see any seriousness in the contents of that meeting, we will let our national body know of our opinion accordingly. If our response is positive, only then the national body can announce that we have agreed to resume classes.
“So, as far as this strike is concerned, it is the members of ASUU nationwide that can determine the end of the strike, not the national president. Leaders of various chapters of ASUU cannot take decision on behalf of their members in this case. It is the members themselves that should say it is time to call off. So it is not a leadership thing” said Dr Jankam
“I’m just coming back from Abuja where that national president and zonal chairmen briefed us chairmen of local chapters on their dialogue with Mr. President. Back home we will converge in our congress to discuss the issues. Whatever resolution reached in our congress will be made known to our national body.
“This is going to be the processes for calling off of this strike. That was why I said this strike cannot be called off with directive of ASUU president. It has to be the other way round”
He said the congress of the Unijos ASUU chapter has been scheduled for Monday next week.
i wonder what lecturers are still demanding for,let them call the strike off for the sake of our educational foundation. In advance countries proffessors are liable to invent things of technology while in nigeria our own proffessors cannot produce ordinary hammer.
ReplyDeletePoint of correction sir, lecturers don't manufacture things. Rather they are to carry out research works for improvement of the manufacturing sector. This they have been doing in the best of their ability but they are demanding now for what will make them have an improvement in the condition and equipment needed for research, why would the govt deny them.
ReplyDeleteI think you should take some time out to know what the lecturers really want before you ask that question. All through the years agreements which is based on trust has been broken, why should they be willing this time. When talking about the abilities of our professors compared to other countries pls note the availability of grants and funds for research. Now it's is not just stating that this sum is available for grants n scholarship but making sure that the actual amount gets to the beneficiaries.
ReplyDeleteEducational foundation u say.... does a hungry man teach? the fact that our teachers have no motivation is affecting the society. For you to get good quality you have to put in good facilities.
Why is it that the private schools are doing well... its because they go an extra mile to satisfy the staff. note here that most of the lecturers in the govt sch are employed in the private schools..
A Lot of professors can produce ordinary hammer as u put it...n but is it with their salary they will make the production???
Reason well...
I hope after they have gotten their money this same lecturers would be held accountable. Most of them are dead wood and are busy chasing private practice rather than teaching or conducting research. As they have kept students at home for so long in order for their demands to be met they should also know that we all will also be watching them. I pray they get it right eventually for the sake of our future generation of leaders
ReplyDeleteIf Nigerian legislators should earn the highest in the world, why won't our lecturers? If a so-called GIANT OF AFRICA does not have a UNIVERSITY that is ranked among the first 2000, it is a shame. All our POLITICAL LEADERS have failed. They fly their CHILDREN abroad and mess up our EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. After they will claim they are PATRIOTIC. Remove the mouth watering salaries they earn and see how many of them will want to remain in POWER. FOOLS!
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How can a lecturer display such a stupid response. Those of us that belong to Unions, know that once an agreement is reached by the National Union, where it is assumed that all branches are represented, the onus is on the branch representatives to brief their members. This response is a negative of bond binding the Union. This lecturer is not a unionist.
ReplyDelete@ bayo! Only one percent of our professors are intrested in research for ur info. All the clamour for is either to ba a VC,Hod or Dean. Fucking are young girls is also a priority to some. ALUMUN MARK
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