PLASU Academic Staff Union of Plateau State university Expresses Solidarity with Persecuted ASUU Members In 5 States Of Nigeria.
Comfort Akudiang, Jos.
Plateau state University branch of Academic staff Union of Universities ( ASUU) has expressed it’s unwaivering with the branches of Academic staff Union of the Universities (ASUU) at Kogi state university, Lagos state university,, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University,Ebonyi State university,,Ambrose Ali University and as well as other University branches in their struggle for justice, Academic freedom and an end to victimization of members by the Universities adminstration in the country.
Chairman, PLASU branch of Plateau state University Comrade Monday Zitta Hassan in a signed statement made available to Daylight reporters on Wednesday in Jos, said in the case of Kogi state university, he accused the state government of deliberately sacking 120 staffs of Academic staff Union since 2017 for embarking on a lawful Industrial action demanding better working conditions, payment of earned allowance,and improved University Funding.
Hassan also alleged that at the Lagos state University, the management of the university dismissed the Officials of the local chapter of the union in 2017 and 2019 simply because they insisted the state university admission should respect the rule of law , including unlawfully elevation of the vice chancellor to the rank of Professor in 2019.
According to Hassan, the two scenarios, the University of both KSU and LASU have refused to reinstate the affected staffs despite the various investigate panel reports that absolved them of any offence or infraction.
Hassan therefore called on the affected Institutions to stop persecution of ASUU members and respect the recommendations of the various panels reports by reinstating the unlawfully dismissed staff. Hassan stressed.
