ASUU holds street rallies in Onitsha, Akwa

Members of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities on Monday held street rallies in
Onitsha and Awka, Anambra State, to press
home their demand for the implementation of
the 2009 agreement the union reached with
the Federal Government.
The rally at Onitsha was conducted by ASUU
members from the Anambra State University,
while that of Awka was conducted ASUU
members from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka.
At the Onitsha rally and street march held at
Zik’s Roundabout, the Chairman of ASUU of
ANSU, Dr. Sylvia Okonkwo, said striking
university teachers would not return to the
classroom unless the 2009 agreement was
executed.
She said among other demands, ASUU was
asking for an injection of N400bn intervention
fund annually into university education over
the next three years.
She also said ASUU wants the Federal
Government to aid state-owned universities,
pay lecturers their earned allowances,
gradually increase budgetary allocation to
education, transfer landed property to
universities and make companies operating in
Nigeria to set up research and development
units.