Chairman of the University of Jos chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, has said that members of the chapter have joined the ongoing two-week warning strike embarked upon by the national body of the union.
Maigoro confirmed this in an interview on Wednesday in Jos, adding that the members were loyal and would always abide by every decision of the national body.
According to Maigoro, if the federal government fails to meet the demands of the union as agreed, it would proceed on a nationwide indefinite strike.
“We had our congress meeting here yesterday and we have adopted the resolution of our National Executive Council (NEC). This simply means that ASUU in University of Jos has joined the ongoing two-week warning strike,” Maigoro said.
A student of the university, Miss Patience Anzaku, described the ongoing industrial action by the lecturers as unfortunate, regretting that the students always bore the ripple effects of any such action.
Anzaku said that though the strike has been declared, most students were still hanging around campuses to see the dimension the action would go before travelling home.
“Our lecturers joined the strike yesterday after it was declared on Monday and a lot of us are still holding on to see how it goes before deciding to travel back home. But, most students are still around.
“These incessant strikes are no longer funny because it is the students and their parents that suffer the delays and additional spending,” she lamented.
Anzaku called on government and ASUU to fashion out best ways to end the impasse in the interest of the students and the future of education in the country
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