Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Thursday said members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, do not deserve to earn salary while on strike.
He said that the lingering industrial action has affected the growth of educational institutions in Nigeria.
The governor also expressed worry over the rise in cultism in various universities in Ebonyi state.
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He aired his concerns while addressing the governing council of the Ebonyi State University and Board of the King David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences.
According to Umahi: “I spoke about the ASUU strike earlier and I continue to appeal that there is no way the federal government can borrow such an amount to meet the demands of ASUU. There should be a way to dialogue so that the students can go back to school.
“I frown so much about the ASUU strike, and in Nigeria, the strike is not even a strike because when you are on strike, you are supposed not to even earn a salary for the whole period you didn’t work. You can as well be on strike on any slightest thing and so, it is unreasonable to demand salaries while on strike”
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