Just In: Unilag Lecturers, Students,Protest Over Casualization of Academics,Half Salary, Others(Video) Eaglessightnews

Half Salary: Unilag Lecturers, Students,Protest Over Casualization of …(Video) Eaglessightnews

Just in: Unilag Lecturers, Students, Protest Against Half Salary,Casualization of Academics By Buhari -Led Administration , Demand For Full Pay, Redemption of Bergain, Others (Video)

Eagle’s Sight News reports that the Lecturers of the University of Lagos, Students, Civil Society and Educational Right Campaigns (ERC) on Tuesday joined Asuu in the present trial.

The gathering protested against what they called “casualisation” of academics in the country by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

The protest was held after a special congress called by the university’s chapter of ASUU to appraise the poor welfare condition of its members, and particularly the withholding of the workers’ eight-month salary and the payment of October salary on a pro-rata basis.

Recall, few weeks ago the Federal Government has used imposition of law to order ASUU to resume work.

Asuu strike lasted for 8-month after the Association insisted on Funding for the revitalisation of public universities,Payment of earned academic allowances (EEA),review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues.

The lecturers were joined by other labour union activists including the leadership of the Joint Action Front (JAF), a coalition of labour movements in the country, and a civil society organisation- Education Rights Campaign (ERC) and passerby.

Asuu lamented that their demand has been altered through imposition of law and threat. Also, upon resumption the union complained of maltreatement by the payment of half salary.

The union said the rally was staged to “draw the attention of Nigerians to Ngige’s and Government’s attempt at the casualisation of the academics in Nigeria.”

Chris Ngige, a medical doctor, is Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Productivity, who had accused the lecturers union of frustrating negotiations.

But ASUU has consistently accused Mr Ngige of deliberately misinforming the public, and causing more harm than good for the country.

In a remarks by ASUU UNILAG Chairman, Dele Ashiru as further captured from Premium Times, He said: “This rally is to draw the government’s attention to the insensitivity and intention to stoke another round of crisis in the Nigerian university system.“It is sad to note that the government has deployed all kinds of weapons including that of humiliation, hunger, harassment, blackmail and also using the instrumentality of the judiciary to coerce our members back to work.“Our union suspended the strike to pave the way for the government to substantially address our demands.‘We looked at all the issues in totality and came to the conclusion that students and their lecturers are partners in the business of knowledge production and consequently we will not allow government to disrupt the calendar again.“So rather than go on strike, we have decided to organise this rally to draw the government’s attention and all stakeholders in Nigeria to the fact that the government is stoking another crisis within the Nigeria university system”.According to the plight of the protesters in lagos on Tuesday during a video interview by EAGLESSIGHTNEWS Correspondence , a member of Educarion Right Campaign identified as Moshud , explained that the protest is a synergy of the ERC- civil society, students and lecturers clamouring against the attempt by the federal government to casualize the agitated workers in the education sector…

Video:

Unionists During Protest

The full demands are stated,
•Reversal of all hiked fees and charges. For improved funding of public education and democratic management of the school.
•Improvement in teaching and hostel facilities
•Reduction in cost of airtime and data to encourage virtual learning
•Meet the demand of all staff unions
•Provision of free, functional and democratically-managed public education at all levels.
•Nationalisation of the key sectors of the economy under workers democratic control and management.
•Restore all banned unions
•No to tribalism, religious intolerance and discrimination of any sort
•Reinstatement of all politically victimized students and worker activities.

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