HALF-PAY: ASUU SAYS LECTURERS INTELLECTUALS NOT CASUAL WORKERS

The Academic Staff Union Of Universities, University of Lagos Branch, set to draw the attention of Nigerians to the Federal Government’s attempt to casualize the academia.

In regards to this development,  Chairman, ASUU UNILAG, Dr Dele Ashiru, said a protest rally, titled, ‘The casualization of intellectualism in Nigeria,’ would hold today, on UNILAG campus to inform Nigerians about the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige’s position on the crisis.

VOP news gathered that all universities that are members of ASUU would hold their protest rallies on different dates.

Meanwhile, ASUU in a statement last week condemned the attempt of the Federal Government to reduce it to casual workers, due to the half salaries its members received after it called off its strike in October.

Speaking with our senior Correspondent Esther Nwachukwu, here is Dr. DELE ASHIRU’s explanation on the reason for the protest