National President of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU), Professor Biodun Ogunyemi has declared indefinite strike
over the increment of fuel pump price.
The union said the government should revert the oil price to
N86 per litre.
The letter sent to members of the congress nationwide was
read at the University of Ibadan Chapter, where the Chairman, Dr Deji Omole
mobilized members to get ready for mass resistance to what he called the
obnoxious and callous policy of fuel price increment
According to Omole, the policy of subsidy removal was the
most criminal ambush from the Mohammadu Buhari-led federal government to
empower the rich and cripple the poor.
The ASUU boss who said that the common denominator to all
Nigerians was poverty, added that the same APC government that failed to pay
civil servants for months was now celebrating budget signing with the
legalization of black market.
ASUU president in the letter entitled “Increase in Pump
price of Premium Motor Spirit to N145 perlitre: Proposal for Joint Action with
NLC stated that ASUU members are called upon to according to our Union’s
principles, fully respect Article 2 of the Constitution of ASUU; that our Union
and members shall work for the protection and advancement of the socio-economic
interests of the nation. Branch Chairpersons are to conduct emergency congress
meetings on Tuesday 17 May 2016 to mobilise our members for the action
commencing on Wednesday. All branches of ASUU nationwide are to comply”.
Ogunyemi anchored the position on “delayed, partially paid
and in most cases unpaid salaries for a number of months by state, federal and
local governments, disguised retrenchment of workers, especially by State
Governments, in the name of verification exercise and endless hunt for ghost
workers and heavy taxation”.
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