By Sunday Elijah, LAGOS
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the management of Kaduna state University to suspend the ongoing examinations in the school, while academic staff are on strike.
The union describe the action as “clear violations of the laid down rules and regulations governing the conduct of examinations,” adding that if the exams is not stopped, it would be left with no option but to “write a petition to the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) against the Management of KASU.”
The position of the union was made known in a statement on Monday by Zonal Coordinator of ASUU-Kano Zone, Abdulkadir Muhammad.
“The Union would not fold its arms while the University evaluation system is being bastardized and abused by the Management of KASU. Therefore, ASUU demands that all the so-called examinations so far conducted be discarded in order to maintain and respect the sacred system of evaluation in the university system. The examinations must be re conducted after following the due process and suspension of the ongoing strike action,” the statement said.
The union also called on governor of Kaduna state to stop threatening the sack of KASU members of the union who are on solidarity strike with the national body, stating that the state university has benefitted immensely from results of strikes embarked upon by ASUU.
“In fact, KASU is one of the universities that could rightly be described as TETFund University since virtually all buildings in the University were constructed through TETFund interventions. At this juncture, we challenge the Visitor of KASU to show a single structure he constructed on KASU campuses during his two-term tenure as Governor of Kaduna State. It is therefore illogical for the Government of Nasir El-Rufai to bluff that members of ASUU-KASU should either break away from the National strike or be sacked.” Their statement said.
These theatrical exercises that the University Management confused and referred to as examinations that are currently going on in KASU are characterized by non-coverage of course outlines, incomplete lecture contact hours, non-participation of lecturers who taught the courses in the setting of the examination questions and supervisions, involvement of students in invigilation and non-moderation of question papers, which are clear violations of the laid down rules and regulations governing the conduct of examinations.
The Union would not fold its arms while the University evaluation system is being bastardized and abused by the Management of KASU. Therefore, ASUU demands that all the so-called examinations so far conducted be discarded in order to maintain and respect the sacred system of evaluation in the university system. The examinations must be re conducted after following the due process and suspension of the ongoing strike action, otherwise, the Union will be left with no option but to write a petition to the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) against the Management of KASU.
“The ASUU-Kano Zone commends the commitment and resilience of ASUU-KASU members for not succumbing to the antics of Kaduna State Government and its agents. The Union calls on its members in KASU to remain resolute and prosecute the strike action to its logical conclusion. Finally, the Union thanks the good people of Kaduna State for their patience, understanding, support and cooperation,” it added.
