The attempt by the Federal Government to withhold our salaries
would not stop us from continuing with the strike action, teachers in
the nation’s public universities vowed yesterday.
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They also described a section of the National Association of Nigerian
Students distancing themselves from the strike as “politically
motivated students.”
The Chairman, Academic Staff Union of
Universities, University of Abuja chapter, Dr. Clement Chup, stated in
an interview that the Federal Government, threatening to withhold their
salaries, would not make them to abandon their cause.
He said,
“Yes, the non-payment of our August salary is another attempt by the
government to stampede us into breaking the strike, and as usual, it
will not work.
“Our next line of action is to continue with the
strike. We had, on July 2, commenced a total, comprehensive and
indefinite strike action, and as long as the government does not meet
our demand of implementing the FGN/ASUU 2009 agreement, the strike will
continue.”
On comments by the leadership of NANS that the
students were no longer supporting the strike, Chup said those making
the call were “political and mercenary students.”
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