Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has begged the
leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Yobe State
University branch to call off its ongoing solidarity strike embarked by its
national body.
The governor, represented by the Secretary to State Government,
Baba Malam Wali, made the appeal when he hosted members of the union as well as
management of the varsity in a meeting.
He told them that the meeting was convened to appeal to the
union to review its earlier decision of joining the ongoing nationwide strike
embarked upon by their national body as a mark of solidarity.
Buni added that this should be in consideration of outcries
by parents and students of YSU and bearing in mind that there are virtually no
outstanding issues between the state government, the management of YSU and the
union that could warrant such action.
The governor further emphasized the numerous support and
investments by the state government in the areas of capital projects and
manpower development as well as prompt payment of salaries and other
entitlements.
“As the state is just recovering from the insurgency and
with the declaration of emergency in education, the union should look into the
peculiarity of the state and call off the strike,” he begged.
In their separate remarks, the Vice-Chancellor YSU,
Professor Mala Daura and the ASUU YSU branch Chairman, Dr. Saje Jajere both
appreciated and acknowledged various supports rendered to the university by the
state government and assuring the governor that a congress meeting will be held
to address the issue and will report back to the government by Tuesday next
week.
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