150 out of 1,000 lecturers Signed Resumption Register —Unilag ASUU

The University of Lagos (popularly called UNILAG) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), had on Tuesday, just confirmed that 150 of its 1,000 members signed the attendance register on Monday, the 9th of Dec, in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive.

According to Unilag Asuu chapter, the ASUU chapter held a congress yesterday to deliberate on developments regarding the about six-month-old strike, rising to condemn the lecturers that signed the register before it was closed on Monday.

According to the union’s secretary, Dr Adebisi Ademakinwa, however, disclosed that though the lecturers’ action was contrary to the resolution of the body, the affected members would not be sanctioned and everything will certainly work out fine.

The congress meeting, which was held at the Faculty of Engineering on the campus, had about 250 members in attendance.

According to the union’s secretary, Dr Adebisi Ademakinwa, the union have also condemned the action of the 150 members who signed the register, but noted that they were being pardoned based on the fact that some of them, who are postgraduate students, were threatened by their supervisors to sign the resumption registrar.