ASUU Strike: Adamawa State University Reopens After Months Of Closure

From Tom Garba, Yola
Adamawa State University, Mubi (ADSU) has announced its resumption date, after several months of a strike by lecturers of the institution, which led to the crippling of academic activities in the school.
This is contained in an internal memorandum sent to all staff and students of the institution, and made available to newsmen.
“All staff and students are hereby informed that the University will reopen for normal activities on Monday, March 20th, 2017,” the memo said.
It added: “Students are to note the following for compliance: Monday, March 20th: Resumption for new Students; Monday. March 27th, 2017 resumption for continuing Student”.
The statement was signed by Hassan Tanko, the registrar of the university.
The school had been closed since January 3, 2017. The Adamawa State Government recently promised to take over the payment of outstanding workers’ salaries and look into the funding profile of the university, prompting the resumption.
Meanwhile an Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) faction led by Dr. Khalid Bello has expressed satisfaction on the outcome of the emergency Senate of ADSU, Mubi to continue academic activities. The faction urged the state government to keep to the promise of funding the university.
But the ASUU faction led by the Song-headed exco has vowed to continue with its strike until all key issues are resolved.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the release of the circular informing students of resumption, SSANU chairperson, Mary Bello, said non-academic staff would resume work from Monday 20, March 2017, while issues of funding are attended to.
Dr. Bello said the Congress of ASUU remained on its earlier stance. He also said that “ASUU congress was not consulted on some of the issues been brandished by the Song-led Exco and at no point did we agree to the dissolution of the management because we lack such powers and ASUU under my watch remain apolitical.
He said “the Congress had agreed to wait the visitation panel reports and other welfare issues the Visitor promised to implement, I urged all ASUU members to resume duty from next week Monday”.