The Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU), Federal
University of Technology (FUT),
Minna on Monday deliberated on
the December 4 deadline given to
them by the Federal Government
to return to work, resolving not
to back out of the on-going
strike.
The University management had
issued a statement directing all
academic staff to sign in their
names in a register opened in
the office of the Registrar. But,
ASUU also directed its members
to ignore the directive.
“Following the directive by the
Supervising Minister of
Education, Barrister Ezenwo
Nyesom Wike that universities
should resume on or before
Wednesday, December 4, 2013,
the university has opened a
register in the Office of the
Registrar for all Academic staff to
sign in their names on
resumption of duty with effect
from Monday, December 2,
2013″, the statement read.
The lecturers at the congress
however, declared support for
the letter sent by ASUU National
Executive Committee (NEC) to
President Goodluck Jonathan,
insisting that they will not
suspend strike unless the
conditions are met.
Briefing journalists after the
congress on Monday, the
Chairman of ASUU FUT Minna,
Comrade Fatai Jimoh said that
the threat by the federal
government was laughable,
stressing that they were not
worried about such threat.
“It is shocking that a democratic
government would issue threats
like this. It is laughable; we are
not worried or bothered about
the threat. The Minister is not our
employer so he cannot sack us.
“There are procedures for
engaging and disengaging staff
in the university. The Minister
needs to be enlightened on the
manner universities are run”,
Jimoh said.
According to him, the congress
also resolved that none of its
member would sign any register
opened by the university.
Jimoh therefore, appealed to
parents and students to bear
with ASUU, saying it is sincere in
its struggle and that once they
receive the reply to the letter sent
to President Goodluck Jonathan,
they would
act on it immediately.
He spoke further, “I want to
appeal to parents and students
of FUT Minna that our members
will remain on strike and the
strike will not be suspended until
the directive from our national
leaders. Parents should not send
their children to campuses and
endanger their lives because
there will be no lectures or
academic activities.”

For the records sir, FUTminna didn't call any FG's bluff....the ASUU chapter of the University is threatening to.

We shall see what happens tomorrow which is 4th of december.

Stop pasting misleading topics!