Assu strike:education minister ask universities to commence reopening process
Barely 48 hours after
President Goodluck
Jonathan engaged the
Academic Staff Union
of Universities, ASUU, in
a marathon 13-hour
closed door meeting, in
a bid to end the union’s
four-month old strike.we
gathered, yesterday,
that officials of the
Federal Ministry of
Education have been
directed to commence
processes for the re-
opening of federal
universities.
Investigations revealed
that governing councils
and vice chancellors of
the universities have
been specifically
directed, via direct
communication from
the National Universities
Commission, NUC, to
take immediate steps
to ensure that their
institutions are in the
right position to receive
students immediately
the strike is called off.
Sources at the NUC said
that the vice-
chancellors were also
directed to protect the
interest of students
and parents henceforth
and ensure that no one
takes advantage of the
ugly situation.
Before the strike which
commenced on July 1,
almost all public
universities were in
their second semesters
and had less than two
months to conduct
examinations. As the
strike lingered, final
year students in the
universities had their
hopes dashed for
mobilization in the Batch
C set of the compulsory
National Youth Service
Corps, NYSC, scheme.
According to officials of
the NYSC, their
counterparts in private
universities have
already resumed at
their various camps last
Tuesday. What this
means is that, if
eventually the strike is
called-off, any time
from now, public
universities will have to
re-adjust their
2012/2013 academic
calendar to enable their
final year students get
mobilized for national
service in the next
batch, come February
2014.
Meanwhile, when
contacted, Vice
Chancellor one of the
Federal Universities in
the South-West, who
craved anonymity,
disclosed that his
university is yet to
receive any circular from
the Ministry of
Education on a specific
date of resumption, but
noted that the
university is eager to
resume as soon as
possible.
He said: “I have not
received any circular
from the Ministry of
Education on any
specific date of
resumption. When we
get any, we will call
back students to
resume studies without
delay, as we are eager
to resume once the
matter is resolved
between ASUU and
Federal Government.”
Asked what situation in
the university has been
like in the last four
months, he said: “You
can guess what has
happened in the last
four months. We have
not functioned to 100
per cent capacity.
Teaching and learning
have been put on hold,
but research and all
other administrative
functions have
continued. Within the
last four months, we
have been sending and
receiving proposals.”
President Goodluck
Jonathan engaged the
Academic Staff Union
of Universities, ASUU, in
a marathon 13-hour
closed door meeting, in
a bid to end the union’s
four-month old strike.we
gathered, yesterday,
that officials of the
Federal Ministry of
Education have been
directed to commence
processes for the re-
opening of federal
universities.
Investigations revealed
that governing councils
and vice chancellors of
the universities have
been specifically
directed, via direct
communication from
the National Universities
Commission, NUC, to
take immediate steps
to ensure that their
institutions are in the
right position to receive
students immediately
the strike is called off.
Sources at the NUC said
that the vice-
chancellors were also
directed to protect the
interest of students
and parents henceforth
and ensure that no one
takes advantage of the
ugly situation.
Before the strike which
commenced on July 1,
almost all public
universities were in
their second semesters
and had less than two
months to conduct
examinations. As the
strike lingered, final
year students in the
universities had their
hopes dashed for
mobilization in the Batch
C set of the compulsory
National Youth Service
Corps, NYSC, scheme.
According to officials of
the NYSC, their
counterparts in private
universities have
already resumed at
their various camps last
Tuesday. What this
means is that, if
eventually the strike is
called-off, any time
from now, public
universities will have to
re-adjust their
2012/2013 academic
calendar to enable their
final year students get
mobilized for national
service in the next
batch, come February
2014.
Meanwhile, when
contacted, Vice
Chancellor one of the
Federal Universities in
the South-West, who
craved anonymity,
disclosed that his
university is yet to
receive any circular from
the Ministry of
Education on a specific
date of resumption, but
noted that the
university is eager to
resume as soon as
possible.
He said: “I have not
received any circular
from the Ministry of
Education on any
specific date of
resumption. When we
get any, we will call
back students to
resume studies without
delay, as we are eager
to resume once the
matter is resolved
between ASUU and
Federal Government.”
Asked what situation in
the university has been
like in the last four
months, he said: “You
can guess what has
happened in the last
four months. We have
not functioned to 100
per cent capacity.
Teaching and learning
have been put on hold,
but research and all
other administrative
functions have
continued. Within the
last four months, we
have been sending and
receiving proposals.”
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