The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the union remained united and would not succumb to what it described as the government’s attempt to divide the academic community.
The Union dismissed the Federal Government’s ‘No Work, No Pay’ directive, insisting that the union will not be intimidated by threats.
Speaking as a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday, ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, said “We don’t respond to threats, and nobody can threaten us*.
Piwuna maintained that all academic bodies, such as the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) and the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), were standing together in support of the strike action.
“He is threatening us, writing to NAMDA and CONUA, telling them they can get their salaries. He wants to divide us, but we are united in this matter. CONUA is with us, NAMDA is with us, SSANU is with us, NASU is with us. The polytechnics and colleges of education are also with us,” he said.
The ASUU President advised the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, to focus on resolving the ongoing dispute instead of issuing threats.
