Even the President cannot relieve university lecturers of their duties, the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria chapter, Dr. Muhammad Kabir Aliyu, said yesterday.
No minister, and even no the President, hold the power to hire or fire, Mr. Aliyu said.
“Nobody can tell us to go back to work.
“If they think they can get other lecturers, let them go and get them.
“We are not going back and we are ready to be dismissed by the minister. But even the President cannot sack us. Even the President has no place in the university when it comes to employment issues.
“During the military era, General Babangida tried what this man [Goodluck Jonathan] is saying, but did not succeed. And let us see how they would succeed.
“Tell them to do the right thing, but if they feel that they can threaten us, let them go ahead and see where it will take them,” Dr. Aliyu said.
Lecturers of the university were unanimous in condemning the statement credited to the minister for education, Mr. Nyemson Wike, that university lecturers who refused to return to work on or before December 4 would be sacked.
“It is unfortunate that these are the types of people we have as leaders. The welfare of the citizens is not their business. Because they learnt that we have voted for an end to the strike they thought that they can intimidate us,” Dr. Aliyu added.
“I was one of those that voted for an end to the strike, but I would not obey the directive, and let us see what would happen. They have starved us for over four months, and now they are threatening us. We are waiting for their dismissal,” he concluded.
The ongoing logjam between the FG and ASUU, can not be settled through threatening. threatening the lecturers of terminating their appointments might not be the suitable panacea to the ongoing crisis. Dialogue between the two parties will pay off.
Dis man is so pathetic!
Cant imagine the way u talks. Its unfortunate that u ar a lecturer nd wonder what ur type lecture students. Ur type has nothing to offer if given just a Councillor. i pity this country with ur kinds in govt
Waiting for that dec 4 for the president’s action
Aliyu is a very useless and senseless idiot to have to think that he can not be replaced… As at today, ASUU is nothing more than a cult who throws it’s weight around…. Violence isn’t just a physical discomfort administered from one person to another, it is also mental and psychological. No violence is right, if ASUU will not resist from using violence in the umbrella of strike, then it should be ready to face what it has started…
Ar u d owner of ABU. The weakness of govt gave u opportunity 4 such utterance 4 u wont imagine what wuld happen to u if i was one of them. Go nd see ur counterpart at other Universitie who ‘ve the interest of this nation. Is high time govt do away with selfish nd self centred Lecturers like u.
asuu leaders are working for the interest of apc for sure to sabotage jonathan’s government not for the interest of universities
i pity nigerians dat don’t knw their right from left there they are suppose to knw dat investing in education is better wasteful spending.
Asuu, don‘t get threatened by some self-centred and wicked politicians who were just lucky to find there selves in the corridors of power. Nyesom Wike and his boss thinks they are dealing with Rivers state. I just de laugh. Dr. Aliyu, ma erudite lecturer, I believe in your struggle. Let FG keep been foolish… ABU ZARIA, A FORTRESS THAT EVEN GEJ CANNOT TAMPER WITH. COZ IF HIM DO ANYHOW, HIM GO SEE ANYHOW.
Mr Aliu has feed fat from the government of Nigeria. Some of you are old to go back to your various communities so that the boys of yesterday who are man of today to take the country to her promised land
you guys have not achieved some thing we could hold for the future. why not go to bed.
We should give secondary and primary education more attention to the University education. this is because, once the foundation is solid, then we can attain greater hight.
Who is this man call aliyu, it’s he actually an academician or a motor park man. Please, no matter what the president has done, you are so sounding like a sent agent.
Point of correction, Mr. Aliyu. The federal government did not starve you. The truth is that you starved yourself. Life is give and take. Government has tried. ASUU should go back to work. Enough of the power play.