Urges varsities, others to respect rule of legislation
The Educational Workers Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to administration and councils of establishments to finish victimisation of members and their households.
ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Abdulkadir Muhammad, who disclosed this to journalists, additionally known as on councils to respect established legal guidelines, freedom of meeting and affiliation of assorted employees’ union.
Muhammad expressed concern over alleged unlawful dismissal, victimisation, and harassment of its over 120 executives and members in varied public establishments throughout the nation, for insisting on due course of and adherence to guidelines and laws governing the operation of the Nigerian college system.
He famous that the victimisation is principally perpetrated by college managements, with tacit and, at instances, open endorsement by councils and guests of affected establishments.
He stated: “The unjust and callous victimisation of our members are extra pronounced in Kogi State College (KSU), Anyingba; Lagos State College (LASU), Ojo; Ebonyi State College (EBSU), Abakaliki; Ambrose Alli College (AAU), Ekpoma; Federal College of Know-how Owerri (FUTO); and Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu College (COOU), Igbariam.”
The ASUU chief disclosed that 120 of its members have been sacked at KSU, 5 at LASU, three have been suspended at EBSU, whereas some have been denied their promotions.
Already, he said that these establishments have banned union actions on their campuses, which is a transparent violation of the elemental proper to freedom of affiliation as enshrined within the Structure.
Muhammad, nevertheless, famous that the victimisation of ASUU members and crass violation of college guidelines and laws will not be peculiar to KSU, LASU, and EBSU, however are additionally obtainable in lots of others.
He stated the actions of the affected members sanctioned by these establishments have been premised on their calls for for conducive working circumstances, higher welfare packages, cost of backlogged salaries and allowances, in addition to satisfactory funding of the establishments.
He identified that in 2022, underneath the brand new administration of Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as LASU’s vice-chancellor, two committees set as much as look into the actions of 5 ASUU leaders, absolved them of any wrongdoing and the council, subsequently, directed their reinstatement.
He lamented that two years after this directive, the affected members are but to be reinstated.
“We’re, subsequently, calling on college directors, councils and guests of the affected establishments to respect the college legal guidelines, freedom of meeting and affiliation, and finish victimisation of harmless lecturers, recall those that have been illegally suspended and reinstate these unjustly dismissed,” Muhammad said.
