The Federal Government’s decision to recognize a split union faction known as the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has prompted a response from the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The Federal Government on Tuesday presented a certificate of recognition and registration to CONUA, according to an earlier report by Anaedoonline.ng.
Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the certificate to the CONUA leadership in Abuja’s Federal Secretariat Phase 1 Conference Room.
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In response to the Federal Government’s decision to recognize CONUA, ASUU claimed that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is chasing shadows.
Officials from ASUU told Daily Sun in a discussion that they are not affected by the Federal Government’s action because it will not have an impact on them.
The Coordinator of ASUU in Lagos State, Adelaja Odukoya, said government action is “simply shadow chasing. Leaving leprosy and wasting time on ringworm. Nothing more, nothing else.”
Odukoya while reacting to the claims that CONUA has members in seventeen universities said, “interesting, he who asserts must prove.
“How many public universities do you have in Nigeria.”
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Odukoya asserts that the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) both exist in Nigeria and that ASUU is unconcerned with their recognition.
Odukoya questioned, “Is the government interested in negotiation or award? ” when discussing what would occur if the Federal Government began negotiations with CONUA.
Adebayo Oni, a former ASUU chairman at the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), characterized the Federal Government’s decision to authorize CONUA as a fruitless effort.
He said, “Let us wait and see how the event unfolds. No problem. Let them take off first.”
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He added that ASUU is not worried about the recognition accorded CONUA.
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