The University of Abuja branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has initiated an indefinite strike action, to draw attention to pressing concerns of the union.
With classrooms vacant and lectures suspended, the action accentuates the severity of the prevailing issues and underscores the pressing need for their resolution.
The Abuja chapter of ASUU announced its decision to embark on the strike with immediate effect on Thursday at the end of its congress, held at the Permanent Site of the institution.
It was reported that members of the UniAbuja ASUU have been at loggerheads with the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’allah and the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman over the processes for the appointment of a new VC.
An advertorial that surfaced in a national daily on March 15, 2024, sought a replacement for Na’Allah.
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However, ASUU members, in a conference, rejected the ad, declared it “illegal,” and stated that it was not from the governing council.
Sylvanus Ugoh, who is the Chairman of the union Ugoh, said the Universities Miscellaneous Provision Act 1993 as amended; 2003 and 2012 (Section 3, subsections 1 and 2) empowers only the governing council to advertise the VC’s seat when declared vacant.
He argued that no other organ or individual is legally vested with the power to initiate the procedure of appointing a successive VC.
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