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  • News - North West - Kaduna
  • Updated: August 04, 2022

ASUU: Kaduna Varsity Lecturers Rebel Against Governor, Refuse To Supervise Exams

ASUU: Kaduna Varsity Lecturers Rebel Against Governor, Refus

Members of the Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have withheld from supervising the ongoing examinations in the institution.

AllNews Nigeria reports that Governor Nasir El-Rufai had threatened to sack members of the union's chapter who refused to resume academic activities.

In response to this, the management of the school ordered students back to school to take their examinations. 

However, some students were seen writing their examinations under the supervision of the institution's Vice-Chancellor and other staff of the school excluding members of ASUU, Daily Trust reports.

The lecturers claimed to have excluded themselves from supervising the students due to their commitment to the ongoing strike by the union.

In a resolution signed by the ASUU -KASU branch chairman and the secretary, Comrade Peter Adamu, and Comrade Usman Abbas, the union at the end of the institution's congress said the examination recorded faults.

‎"The Union Should compile all the infractions and irregularities noticed in the conduct of a few examinations that took place and forward to the National University commission.

"Members of ASUU-KASU did not participate in the conduct of any, examination in the university because of the ongoing strike action and have remained committed, resolute and uncompromising in the struggle.

"All forms of violation of the strike action by members are being recorded and disciplinary action in accordance with the constitution of the union will be applied appropriately at the appropriate time,” he said.

Reacting to the lecturers' position, the VC Professor Abdullahi Ashafa, said the KASU chapter of the union only joined the strike in solidarity with federal universities, maintaining that the institution is not directly affected by the issues that led to the industrial action.

"On the basis of this, we thought we should be patriotic, our students have been at home for over five months with no any sign that this thing will be resolved.

"Just yesterday, the strike was rolled over by four weeks, but we are not affected by the demand of the ASUU with the federal government," he said.

 

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