ASUU Appeals To Gov. Bello To Recall 150 Sacked Lecturers

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to recall the 150 union members sacked at the state university.

The zonal coordinator of, ASUU, Owerri zone, Prof. Ike Odimegwu, speaking with news men in Awka, said the union would henceforth not tolerate such embarrassing situations.

He enjoined the Kogi governor should tread the path of honour and reverse his “unwarranted provocations.”

Odimegwu said: “As a union, we have demanded and still demand the immediate recall of the unjustly dismissed lecturers at kogi State University and the payments of all their entitlements.”

He added that the crisis in kogi State University had been a prolonged incident as a result of to inadequate funding and erosion of University autonomy and academic standards by the state government.

Meanwhile, the ASUU state chapter also called on the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to tackle the current crisis at the Lagos State University (LASU) before it gets worse.

On LASU, the union urged Ambode to use his good office to arrest the ugly trend in the institution by directing the Governing Council and the university administrators to ensure amicable resolution of the crisis before it is too late.