The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has concluded plans to boycott lectures and embark on a one-day nationwide protest against the half month salary paid its members by the Federal government.
The government said it is applying no-work, no-pay policy for lecturers in the country.
ASUU said the protest will be organized at the branch levels of the union across public university campuses nationwide, adding that it will take place as a lecture-free day for all lecturers who are members.
A member of the union, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the planned one-day protest.
He said the protest and lecture boycott will not be a uniform thing.
“We are protesting. Branches will choose their own dates. The government needs to understand that we are not casual workers.”
Confirming the development, a letter signed by the chairperson of ASUU, University of Lagos branch, Dr Dele Ashir, noted that the branch would protest on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
The letter, which was addressed to “all stakeholders”, noted that the special congress/ protest rally against the casualization of intellectualism in Nigeria will hold on “Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at Julius Berger auditorium.”
The National President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, could not be reached for comments.
-Media Report