The National president of
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, on Tuesday
mobilized members of the union for strike and mass action commencing from
Wednesday to force the Federal Government to revert the pump price of petrol
from ₦145 to ₦86 per litre.
The
Nation report continues:
In
a letter to ASUU members nationwide and titled: “Increase in pump price of
Premium Motor Spirit to ₦145 per litre: Proposal for Joint Action with NLC,”
the ASUU president said members are urged to fully respect Article 2 of ASUU
Constitution which required them to work for the protection and advancement of
the socio-economic interests of the nation.
“Branch
chairpersons are to conduct emergency congress meetings on Tuesday, May 17,
2016 to mobilize our members for the action commencing on Wednesday. All
branches of ASUU nationwide are to comply,” the letter added.
The
chairman of ASUU, University of Ibadan chapter, Dr. Deji Omole, who read the
letter to union members at the institution, said the chapter was ready for mass
resistance to what he called “obnoxious and callous policy of fuel price
increment.”
Omole said the subsidy removal was the most criminal ambush by federal government to empower the rich and cripple the poor.
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