The Congress of University Academics (CONUA), University of Abuja Chapter, has dissociated itself from the ongoing strike by the university branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The Chairman, CONUA, University of Abuja Chapter, Prof. Abdul Buba, said this when the group paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah in Abuja on Friday.
Buba said the university system could not be grounded because it had no Governing Council, a decision that informed the industrial action.
“We believe in stable academic calendar and that’s why we believe that there are other ways of handling labour issues rather than strike actions.
“CONUA addresses issues and not personalities. We also respect opinions of our members and not a predetermined objective of the leadership.
”We address issues without sentiments and meet with the right stakeholders in the pursue of our objectives.
“We are conscious of the negative effects of strikes, and we…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
