ASUU members protest in Gombe, demand sacked colleagues’ reinstatement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State branch, on Tuesday organised a solidarity rally demanding that the governing councils of some universities intervene in the case of members whose appointments were terminated.
Our correspondent reports that the lecturers were allegedly victimised at the Lagos State University, Ojo; Kogi State University Ayingba; Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki; Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma; Chukwuemeka Odumegu Ojukwu University, Igbariam and Federal University of Technology Owerri.
Addressing members separately during the protest, the branch Chairman; Dr Shehu El-Rasheed, and Secretary; Mohammed Musa, decried the challenges of their colleagues, urging the governing councils of the affected institutions to restate, promote and pay withheld salaries.
El-Rasheed said, “Our colleagues in these universities are undergoing different forms of victimisation such as illegal termination of appointments, denial of promotions, withholding of salaries.
“Some of the cases are in courts of law but because of unnecessary delays in passage of judgment by the courts handling the cases, the affected colleagues are facing untold hardship under this difficult economic situation.
“We hold the belief that justice delayed is justice denied.”
While demanding justice following their prolonged ordeals, El-Rasheed harped on the need for governing councils to resolve the issues which have brought hardships to the affected members.
“The ASUU-FUK is calling on the concerned governing councils and visitors of the respective universities to take decisive action to resolve the lingering issues to pave the way for a smooth operation of the universities,” he added.
