No work, No Pay’ Policy, An Attempt To Intimidate Striking Workers
The WYSN, in an articulation by its secretary, Dammy Owot said the arrangement is designated at individuals from the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational Institution (NASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), who are presently on strike.The Workers and Youth Solidarity Network has censured the ‘no work, no compensation’ strategy of the Nigerian Government against laborers of state funded colleges in the country.
The WYSN, in an explanation by its secretary, Dammy Owot said the approach is focused on at individuals from the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational Institution (NASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), who are presently protesting.
The gathering noted, “To us in the WYSN, the ‘No work, no compensation’ strategy is an endeavor to scare the striking specialists. ASUU individuals haven’t accepted their compensation for quite some time now in a Federal Government endeavor to drive them once again to work.
“Simultaneously, the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has burned through N100m on an All Progressives Congress official articulation of interest and assignment structure!
“Regardless of the emergency in the Universities right now, the spouses of Vice-Chancellors across Nigerian colleges were set to go to Istanbul, Turkey, for a five-day ‘initiative course!’ The plans were dropped because of public judgment.
“The media of the decision first class are out of control saying that the ASUU strike harms the understudies. Obviously the offspring of the needy individuals are the ones that go to state funded schools.
“Then again, the offspring of administering elites are moving on from various worldwide Universities across created nations. Also, the Federal Government is the one to fault for this impasse. Such hypocrisy!”Nigeria’s yearly financial plan for instruction is N1.29 trillion or 7.9%. However this figure addresses an increment contrasted with last year’s, it is still very low-UNESCO for instance prescribes 26% of the spending plan to be dispensed for schooling.
“We show respect for the University of Benin understudies for their mental fortitude to hold a dissent for two days. Likewise, a few understudies of the University of Lagos fought two days prior.
“We likewise stretch out our fortitude to Obafemi Awolowo University Students for their arrangement for fight activities. We ask any remaining college understudies across Nigeria to prepare and put together a progression of political activities to urge the public authority to meet ASUU, SSANU, NASU and NAAT’s requests so that schools can be returned.
“We approach the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to announce complete help for ASUU strike and split away from tarrying with a system that could do without instruction.
“We call for solidarity of staff associations, understudies, laborers and networks to activate for mass activities to compel the public authority to withdraw and satisfy the needs of University associations.”