ASUU Strike Is Useless, But We Still Joined It
Prof.
Mimiko stated this when he received the participants of Course 22 of
the National Defence Academy (NDA) during their tour of the university.
When
asked why AAUA joined the ASUU strike since the institution is funded
by the Ondo State government, Prof. Mimiko responded that before the
strike began, there was no dispute between the university and its
academic staff. But since members ASUU members in the institution were
bound by the decision of the national body, he said, it became necessary
for them to join the industrial action.
“The university was established and funded by the Ondo State government. And now, we are on strike to compel the Federal Government to implement an agreement that it willingly signed in 2009. For some of us, it is difficult to understand why the government has refused to honour the pact. But ours is more of a sympathetic strike since we have no direct relationship with the Federal Government. Therefore, going on strike when there is no dispute makes the strike completely illegal.“There is no amount of money that we get at the end of the day for infrastructural development and our personal emoluments that will justify the closure of the entire university system for four months,” he said.
Prof
Mimiko stated that closing down campuses was no longer in vogue in many
countries, urging ASUU to devise new ways of channeling its demands
from the government.
“The
strike is not the solution. We must be courageous enough to look for an
alternative. I am using this opportunity to appeal to my colleagues to
come back to work. All of us must do something to get back to work,” he
said.
The NDA delegation described the infrastructural development in the university as impressive.
The
leader of the team, Commodore Yusuf Isah, said his team was in the
state to undertake a study tour of its infrastructure to enable
participants realise how the infrastructure in the state could enhance
economic development.
He said the visit to AAUA was to understudy the infrastructure and challenges of the institution.
Prof Mimiko thanked the participants for considering the institution worthy of their tour. READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/52015.html
chai see mumu lecturers na so dem go delay person future
ReplyDeleteHmmm why now joining something you know it useless... Later you say you teaching the students
ReplyDeleteSee de sch gates self.smh!
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