By Uzair Adam Imam
The Federal Government Monday has ordered the universities’ vice-chencellors to re-open schools to allow students to resume lectures.
The FG gave the order through the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday, September 26, 2022.
The directive was contained in a letter singed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed.
NUC instructed that all vice-chancellors; Pro-Chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities should re-open schools.
The instruction reads: “Ensure that ASUU members immediately resume/commence lectures; Restore the daily activities and routines of the various University campuses.’’
It could be recalled that, with the deadlock in negotiation between the FG and ASUU members, the federal government went to court to challenge the action of the association.
In its latest session on the case, the National Industrial Court, through Polycarp Humman, the presiding judge, granted the federal government’s application for an interlocutory injunction to restrain ASUU from continuing with the strike.
Recall that ASUU has been on a strike since February 14, 2022. The university lecturers have down tools to press their demands home on issues that boarder on improved work environment, facilities, and upholding of various agreement entered between the union and federal government.
