The Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, has expressed regrets that with the
action of the Federal Government that
Universities would not resume again this
year.
ASUU also stated that FG was playing
with future of Nigeria students, adding
that the Integrated Payroll and Personnel
Information System, IPPIS, cannot curb
corruption in the university system as
claimed by the government.
This was contained in a statement signed
by Comrade Uzo Onyebinama, Zonal
Coordinator, ASUU, Port Harcourt zone,
Comrade Emmanuel Akpan, Chairperson,
Federal University Otuoke (FUO) Comrade
Endurance Joseph, Chairperson, Ignatius
Ajuru University of Education, Comrade
Tonbara Kingdom, Chairperson, Niger
Delta University, Wilberforce Island and
Comrade Austen Sado, Chairperson,
University of Port Harcourt.
Speaking for the zone in Port Harcourt,
the zonal coordinator Onyebinama, and
with the attitude of the Minister of Labour
Chris Ngige, that universities would not be
able to resume again in 2020.
The union coordinator said it was painful
that universities have lost two academic
sessions, explaining that students
admitted in this academic season were
yet to take their first semester
examinations.
He noted that the new set of students
were already waiting to be admitted,
adding that when school resumed it
would be difficult to manage the situation.
