The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Bayero University Kano (BUK) has declared Monday 7th February, 2022 as lecture-free day to sensitize students, parents and other stakeholders on the brewing crisis arising from “the failure of Federal Government to judiciously implement the existing Agreements with ASUU.”
This was contained in a statement signed by Comrade Haruna Musa, the Union’s Chairperson and Comrade Yusuf U. Madugu, the Secretary.
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The statement reads in parts;
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strongly believes that education is the most important investment any nation can make. No nation can grow faster than its education. Members of ASUU are patriotic Nigerians who have decided to stay in Nigeria to contribute to nation-building not because they lack other alternatives but because they choose to invest in the future of this country which is our only country.
ASUU has made every effort and listened to voices of wisdom of many peace-loving Nigerians and organizations to suspend the December 2020 strike action in order to allow the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to do the needful to save the Nigerian University System from further deterioration. Yet, the FGN has ignored all the goodwill and genuine appeals made by well-meaning Nigerians on the way forward with regard to the resolution of the lingering impasse between ASUU and FGN.
The Union acknowledges the recent intervention of the Nigerian Inter-religious Council (NIREC) towards addressing the lingering crisis and urges the FGN to listen to the words of wisdom in order to avert another disruption of academic calendar in our Universities.
In compliance with the directives of ASUU National, the Congress of ASUU-BUK has declared Monday 7th February, 2022 as lecture-free day in order to sensitise students, parents and other stakeholders on the brewing crisis arising from the failure of FGN to judiciously implement the existing Agreements with ASUU.
ASUU-BUK wishes to inform all stakeholders that any action taken by ASUU would be in the best interest of the Nigerian University System.
The Union, therefore urges all concerned to join hands with ASUU in order to salvage the Nigerian University System from imminent collapse by prevailing on the Government to as a matter of urgency implement all the Agreements it freely entered with ASUU.
