Govt's sincerity doubtful, strike continues, says COEASU
Lecturers in Nigerian Colleges of Education have extended their ongoing strike by three weeks, The PUNCH reports.
The lecturers, under the aegis of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, attributed their decision to the failure of the government to embrace the union's preference for the University Transparency Accountability System and failure of state governments to address issues peculiar to state-owned colleges of education.
The union made its position known in a communiqué issued on Wednesday at the end of its National Executive Council meeting.
The communiqué was signed by the union's National President, Dr Smart Olugbeko; and the General Secretary, Dr Ahmed Lawan.
It read, “Most state governments are yet to address issues locally peculiar to state-owned Colleges of Education, especially in Oyo, Ogun, Kwara, Abia, Kogi, Kaduna, Zamfara, Yobe, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Edo and Ebonyi States. In fact, the situation has further deteriorated in some of these states with enforcement of the draconian rule of 'no work, no pay' and victimisation of union leaders.
“The FG is yet to come out clear on the union's preference for UTAS against the troublesome IPPIS.
“Having submitted the union's charter of demands to the FG team for the renegotiation, the posture and sincerity of government towards meaningful collective bargaining could not be ascertained until August 2, 2022 when the renegotiation proper begins.”
On the decision to embark on strike, the union said, “While empathetically acknowledging the appeal of critical stakeholders expecting the strike action to be suspended, NEC painstakingly submitted that the timing must be properly calculated based on the foregoing reservations in order to consolidate on the gains of the struggle.
“Therefore, NEC unanimously resolved that the strike action should continue for the next three weeks within which the union hopes that the foregoing reservations should have been addressed.”
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Col. Ibrahim Taiwo Yusuf A. Usman Christopher Tunji Ayeni Oja-Oba Eleja Taiwo Banu Ashiru Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Tafida Of Ilorin Kanu Agabi AGM Professional Services Oniye Wahab Olasupo Egbewole Saka Aleshinloye Law School Scholarship Tunde Oyawoye Just Law Forum Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro Okin High School Kisira Eleja Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Lithium Taibat Ayinke Ahmed Tafida Of Kaiama Kamoru Kadiri Adegoke Bamidele Imam Gambari Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi 2017 Budget Bukola Ajikobi Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Saad Omo Iya Ibrahim Agboola Gambari Isiaq Khadeejah Risikat Lawal The Herald Fatai Adeniyi Garba Government High School (GHS), Adeta SAPZ Project Sabi Oke-opin Zulkifli Ibraheem Gbemisola Saraki Tsaragi Ishola Abdullahi JSSCE Ajase-Ipo Abdullah Janet Amudat Lanwa HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity SWAN Mumini Ishola Hanafi Fatai Garuba Labaka Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla 11th Galadima Shoprite Boko Haram Moro Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Kwara State Sports Commission Abubakar Imam GAMA Funke Adedoyin Shaaba Lafiagi Sarkin Malamai Folaranmi Aro Abdulraheem Yusuf Amada Jidda Ajibola Ademola Julius Kunbi Titiloye Face Masks Sabo-Oke Pakata Development Association Ishaq Oloyede AbdulGafar Tosho Elekoyangan Oloyede

