Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are set to hold emergency congresses starting from Wednesday (today), according to reports.
The congress will be discussing the government’s recent move to pay withheld salaries of CONUA members.
Branches are expected to take decisions that will be transmitted to the national leadership of the union.
One of the sources who spoke to our correspondent said, “Branches are expected to hold congress. Ours is tomorrow. We have refused to say anything to the press because this is a war we want to be tactical about.”
Another source at the Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka said, “Yes, it is true. We will be holding our congress in line with the directive of the national body.”
Speaking in his office in Abuja during the presentation of certificates of registration to the Congress of University Academics and the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics, Ngige noted that both unions have been officially gazetted and are therefore entitled to all labour rights as enshrined in the International Trade Unions’ constitution.
He said, “Before 2020, CONUA had approached the ministry complaining of a lack of democracy and transparency in the leadership of ASUU, especially in rendering a proper account of their check-up dues remitted from the government.
“Based on these grievances, the ministry decided to register the members of CONUA to operate as a full-fledged union, for which we have issued a certificate of registration and gazetting, which is part of Section 3:2 of the ITU.
“Unbundling is not new; the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, NEPA, and NNPC have been unbundled.”
