There is still battle ahead for striking university lecturers and the Federal Government has the Academic Staff Union of Universities has shunned the government’s order that campuses be opened by vice chancellors.
According to ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, the instruction is for the vice chancellors and not for lecturers.
“We are not holding the keys to the campuses. We did not shut down any university. Those who shut down the universities are the ones who can decide to open them or not.
“As for us going back to work, the government is not talking to us. We did not institute the case at the industrial court, some people took us there and we have done the needful of exercising our right to appeal,” ‘The Vanguard’ quotes him on Monday.
The government, whose directive was contained in a circular by the National Universities Commission, NUC, specifically tasked the university managements to allow students to continue academic exercises.
