We will not call off strike on ASUU President’s directive- UNIJOS

The University of Jos chapter of the Academic Staff Union of
University (ASUU) has said it will not call of the four-month
old strike on the directive of the National President of the
union.

The Chairman of the UNIJOS Chapter, Dr David Janakam
stated this in an interview in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

"The national president of ASUU cannot ask us to call off
just because the union has met with Mr. President. We
don't operate that way. Whatever agreement reached
between the national body and Mr President will be a
subject of discussion at local branches.

"We can only call it off when the local branches gives their
acceptance to whatever agreement reached with the federal
government in their last meeting with president Jonathan.

Janakam said members of the union have lost confidence in
the federal government when it comes to agreement based
on the lesson learnt from the current strike adding that
the minutes of the last meeting with President Jonathan will
be critically reviewed.

"If the local branches do not see any seriousness in the
contents of that meeting, we will let our national body know
of our opinion accordingly. If our response is positive, only
then the national body can announce that we have agreed
to resume classes.

"So, as far as this strike is concerned, it is the members of
ASUU nationwide that can determine the end of the strike,
not the national president. Leaders of various chapters of
ASUU cannot take decision on behalf of their members in
this case. It is the members themselves that should say it is
time to call off. So it is not a leadership thing" said Dr
Jankam

"I'm just coming back from Abuja where that national
president and zonal chairmen briefed us chairmen of local
chapters on their dialogue with Mr. President. Back home
we will converge in our congress to discuss the issues.
Whatever resolution reached in our congress will be made
known to our national body.

"This is going to be the processes for calling off of this
strike. That was why I said this strike cannot be called off
with directive of ASUU president. It has to be the other
way round"

He said the congress of the Unijos ASUU chapter has been
scheduled for Monday next week.
Source:vanguard
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