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September 21, 2019
President,Academic Staff Union of Universities,ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, has called on theFederal Government to send a visitation panel to universities to douse tensionand prevent further breakdown of industrial relations in campuses.
Ogunyemitold Newsmen on Saturday that this was necessary following continued reports ofintimidation and harassment of some of its members in some universities in thecountry.
Hesaid that the union was worried about actions of some vice chancellors tosuppress the union’s activities in campuses, saying such visitation panel wouldpromote industrial harmony.
Withinthe last few months, there have been reports of dismissal of some ASUU membersin some universities, while some Vice Chancellors proscribed union’sactivities.
Ogunyemisaid the union was worried about the non-inclusion of the university workers’allowances into the 2019 budget, but expressed optimism that it would be fullypaid in the 2020 budget.