We don’t respond to threats  —  ASUU rejects Federal Government’s ‘no work, no pay’ threat

We don’t respond to threats  —  ASUU rejects Federal Government’s ‘no work, no pay’ threat

The instructional team of workers Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Federal authorities’s directive enforcing the “no work, no pay” coverage in opposition to putting lecturers, insisting that the union will now not yield to intimidation or coercion.

ASUU President, Dr. Chris Piwuna, said this on Monday at some point of an look on Politics these days on arise tv tv.

He affirmed that the union remains steadfast and united in its ongoing fighting, no matter authorities efforts to divide the instructional network thru selective charge and threats.

“We don’t respond to threats, and no one can threaten us,” Piwuna said.

Piwuna accused the government of deliberately engaging with other educational bodies inclusive of the country wide company of clinical and Dental academics (NAMDA) and the Congress of Nigerian college teachers (CONUA) to create internal divisions amongst college body of workers.

“he is threatening us, writing to NAMDA and CONUA, telling them they could get their salaries. He desires to divide us, but we are united on this rely,” he said.

He defined such moves as “anti-labour” and counterproductive to the goal of attaining balance in the training sector.

according to him, ASUU continues to revel in the team spirit of sister unions, which includes the Senior workforce company of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-educational personnel Union (NASU), and academic body of workers in polytechnics and faculties of schooling, all of whom share not unusual issues about the government’s coping with of tertiary training.

“CONUA is with us, NAMDA is with us, SSANU is with us, NASU is with us. The polytechnics and schools of training also are with us,” he said

The ASUU chief additionally entreated the Minister of training, Dr. Tunji Alausa, to recognition on finding an enduring way to the continued dispute instead of issuing ultimatums and threats, noting that speak remains the only effective route to restoring balance in the university system.

“He had higher sit down and resolve this problem or he’ll fail in looking to divide us,” Piwuna warned.

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