*The Nigerian University lecturers, who are currently on strike, again have appealed to the Federal Government to fulfill the agreements it reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities

Alexander Davis | 绿帽献妻

As the national strike of the University lecturers continues in Nigeria, the Imo State University Alumni Association (IMSUAA) has joined other Nigerians in urging the Federal Government to ensure steady funding and welfare of Universities by honouring the agreements it reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for the overall interest of academic activities in the country.

The academic union held a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, to discuss issues pertaining to the ongoing strike.

绿帽献妻 reports the country’s University lecturers are currently on an industrial action, following the Federal Government鈥檚 inability to fulfill the agreements it reached with ASUU years back.

Prince Ferdinard Ezeala Akano and Dr. Anayo C. Uhiara, ASUU’s National President and Secretary respectively in a communique adopted and ratified by all Chapter delegates to the NEC meeting explained that the opening of Universities would save the undergraduates the avoidable ordeals of remaining at home while their counterparts world over are in schools receiving lectures and advancing in their development.

The NEC also lamented the lingering insecurity situation in Imo State, South-East Nigeria, while urging the government and relevant stakeholders to quickly address the ugly situation to secure the lives and property of Imo State citizens.

The Union鈥檚 NEC as well resolved that the biennial National Executive Council elections of Imo State University Alumni Association shall be held on the first Saturday in November 2022 and urged Chapters to conduct their various Chapter elections not later than 30th October 2022; and shall announce the National Electoral Committee in the next few weeks.

It mandated all Ad Hoc Committees to submit their various Committee reports within the next two weeks and resolved that the association shall commence the street lighting initiative of the streets of Imo State University, in line with the appeal of the Ag. Vice-Chancellor of the institution.

The Association, therefore, advised the Imo State Government, the Senate and Governing Council of Imo State University to facilitate the election and emergence of a substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Imo State University, Owerri, who has been a critical part of the Imo State University system.