ASUU Strike: Buhari Breaks Silence, Sends Caution To University Lecturers
- President Muhammadu Buhari has called on ASUU and other trade unions to shun going on strike to press home their demands
- The Nigerian leader lamented that all the academic unions went on strike in 2022 and the situation negatively affected the economy and disrupted the academic system
- Buhari who was represented at the University of Ibadan by Abubakar Rasheed, the executive secretary of the NUC, maintained that unions should always opt for negotiation rather than going on strike
Ibadan, Oyo - President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other trade unions to negotiate rather than go on strike to make their demands known.
The president said this on Thursday, November 17, at the 74th foundation day and convocation ceremonies of the University of Ibadan, The Nation reported.
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Buhari was represented at the ceremonies by Professor Abubakar Rasheed, the executive secretary of the national university commission (NUC).
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The Nigerian president also commended the administration of the institution for maintaining the great reputation of the institution since its establishment.
According to the president, the leading role of the institution in postgraduate education and the production of much-needed academic staff for higher institutions within and outside Nigeria
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He noted that there is a need for discipline and stability in Nigerian universities as they hold the key to the future nation.
Buhari then lamented that all the universities' trade unions declared protracted trade disputes in 2022
The president added that the development had great implications for the country's economy and disrupted the Nigerian universities' academic calendar.
Why 99.9% of ASUU strikes can’t pass scrutiny of law in Nigeria - prominent law lecturer discloses
Legit.ng earlier reported that Following the 7 month ASUU strike in Nigeria, Misbau Lateef, a law teacher from the University of Hull, disclosed to legit.ng that the strike is illegal.
Lateef, who taught law at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, before moving to the United Kingdom, is the national legal adviser of CONUA, a breakaway group from ASUU.
The lecturer maintains that none of the strikes embarked on either by ASUU, NLC, or other unions can't pass the scrutiny of law in Nigeria because no strike is expected to last more than 5 days.
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