The government of Edo State has ordered university staff in the state to resume work following the protest by students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
Edo government, at its State Executive Council meeting, on Wednesday, suspended all union activities across all state-owned institutions.
In a statement, Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser on Media Projects to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, said “academic activities are to resume in all state-owned institutions and all cadre of staff are directed to report to their duty posts immediately.
“Students across all state-owned tertiary institutions are expected to resume for lectures as necessary measures have been taken to ensure resumption of academic and non-academic activities.”
He noted that the management of the affected universities has been mandated to pay all outstanding salaries immediately, while the management of Ambrose Alli University “is hereby directed to implement a no-work-no-pay policy, declare vacant and advertise the position of any staff that refuses to resume work in line with this directive.”
The affected unions include ASUU, Non-Academic Staff of Universities (NASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Non-Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (NASUP), and all allied unions operating across all state-owned tertiary institutions.
