By John Owen Nwachukwu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nsukka Zone, has kicked against the alleged attempt by the m...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nsukka
Zone, has kicked against the alleged attempt by the management of Enugu State
University of Science and Technology (ESUT), to use the military to conduct
examinations in the institution.
Dr Igbana Ajir, the Zonal Coordinator Nsukka zone, made the
condemnation at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, while briefing newsmen
shortly after ASUU zonal meeting on Friday.
Ajir said that the recent move by Prof Charles Eze, the
Vice-chancellor, to call in the military to force students to write the
2019/2020 first semester examination is not only barbaric but negates the civil
university traditions.
“The attempt to use military men to force students to write
the examination in ESUT is totally unacceptable and condemnable.
“The union will not hesitate to deploy relevant instruments
to sanction ESUT if the institution continues to pressure and deny salary to
our members who oppose this uncivil act,” he said.
Speaking on the ongoing nationwide strike by university
lecturers, Ajir pointed out that the government must reasonably meet ASUU
demands before the strike will be suspended.
He said this was because the government agreed and signed to
meet all of them in 2009.
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