ASUU Suspends Academic Activities In SAZU, Bauchi, Declares Indefinite Strike
- Urges Varsity management to implement demands
BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – Normal academic activities have been suspended at the Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) in Bauchi with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declaring a “total, comprehensive and indefinite strike action” to press home their demands for better conditions of service from the University management.
The SAZU branch of ASUU made the declaration of the strike action on Friday, 29th November, 2024 after an emergency Congress held at the Yuli, Bauchi Campus of the University.
Addressing journalists to declare the industrial action, ASUU Chairperson, Comrade Awwal Hussain Nuhu, said the development was based on the Congress resolutions that frowned at unwillingness and lack of commitment by the University administration and the Government to address its demands despite several appeals and peaceful engagement by the Union.
The Branch Congress, which was held with the presence of the NEC Visitation Team, assessed and reviewed the progress so far made concerning its demands currently before the University authorities.
According to Nuhu, the Congress has exhausted all peaceful mechanisms, with all attempts at getting the authorities to address its demands proving abortive and fruitless.
He explained that having reviewed the process of engagement and efforts put in by the Union, one of the members thereafter moved a motion for the Branch to embark on a “total, comprehensive and indefinite strike action which was seconded by another member.
“Consequently, the Congress passed a resolution for the Branch to embark on comprehensive and indefinite strike action until further notice”.
The Union Chairman further said; “The strike action commenced immediately at 12:00pm on Friday, the 29th of November 2024. With this, all members of ASUU in SAZU are directed to comply as no academic activity of whatever form or meetings will take place while it lasted.”
He further said that; “Members are directed to embark on a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike action until further notice.
“This implies that activities such as teaching, marking, meetings, accreditation and any other activities related to academic staff are suspended indefinitely.”
