UniAbuja ASUU Begins Indefinite Strike

The University of Abuja branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has embarked on an indefinite strike to seek attention to issues affecting the union.

The union announced its decision to commence the strike on Thursday at the end of its congress, held at the Permanent Site of the institution.

It was gathered 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.

Also, an advertorial that surfaced in a national daily on March 15, 2024, sought a replacement for Na’Allah.

However, ASUU members, in a conference, rejected the ad, declared it “illegal,” and stated that it was not from the governing council.

In his reaction, Sylvanus Ugoh, Chairman, UniAbuja ASUU, 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.

Ugoh argued that no other organ or individual is legally vested with the power to initiate the procedure of appointing a successive VC.

He said, “You will recall that the university administration placed an advert on the vacancy of the post of a Vice-Chancellor on Friday 15th March 2024.”

More details soon….