Ahmad Alabira, Dutse
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University Dutse (FUD) branch, Jigawa state has rejected the casualization of the academic staff of Nigerian Universities by Federal government.
Dr. Bashir Yusuf who is the ASUU chairman of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) branch made the statement during the peaceful protest held at the Institution on Thursday.
He said the action by federal government is against all conventional laws; the international labour laws, and civil service rules.
He said academic staff are full time workers whose nature of work is with some peculiarities that make them not the 8am to 4pm civil servants.
Yusuf said University lecturing is an all time job that covers class teaching, research and community service.
“we cannot be paid on pro-rata or even half of our salaries based on a legal strike even after it was suspended”, he lamented.
He said therefore, ASUU-FUD FUD has condemned and rejected the casualization of academic work and called on the federal government to pay them of their full salaries and allowances.
According to Yusuf, lecturers are calling for the students and lecturers’ right to study in a conducive atmosphere of learning across the Nigerian universities.
