Nasarawa State University: VC pleads with ASUU to end strike

The Vice Chancellor said he would continue to promote positive
programmes that would improve the standard of living of the staff and
students of the institution.

Prof. Mohammed Akaro-Mainoma, the Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State
University, Keffi, has urged the
Academic Staff Union of Universities » (ASUU) chapter in the
institution to return to the negotiation table in order to end its
lingering strike.

Akaro-Mainoma made the appeal on Sunday
in Keffi, saying negotiation with government would help in ending the
strike and restoring normalcy in the institution.

members of Nasarawa State University Chapter of ASUU had on March 7
embarked on an indefinite strike to press home several demands.

The demands include payment of allowances owed to them by the
management of the institution and a review of the university law to
conform to the 2003 Act as obtained in other public universities.

The union is also seeking action on the promotion guideline, which
they claim is ambiguous, and wants tax relief for its members among
others issues.

Akaro-Mainoma said that there was a need to end the prolonged strike
in the interest of peace and the overall development of the education
sector.