ASUU OAU branch hits back at OAU’s VC over “cheap blackmail” and refusal to disburse EAA funds to deserving members
It is no longer news that ASUU OAU branch has embarked on an indefinite strike since Monday thereby crippling activities in the institution.
Although, the University management insisted that academic activities would still continue while the strike on, but a great number of ASUU lecturers have refused to lecture students.
The heat of the situation just got a bit higher as members of ASUU OAU expressed their grievances on campus streets today. Moreso, the Union union released a fresh statement accusing the Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede led administration of “cheap blackmail”.
Read full details in the release below:
STRIKE BULLETIN NO. 1
To: ALL ASUU OAU MEMBERS
Dear Comrades,
The current strike action was declared by ASUU OAU Branch on 31st January, 2022 because of the failure of the University Administration, led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, to effect
the payment of EAA to deserving members of the branch despite series of meetings with ASUU Executive and interventions by the Zonal Coordinator, National President and some elders in the Union/University.
The Branch Strike Coordinating Committee (BSCC) commends members and their families for their perseverance and absolute commitment to the branch’s struggle towards ensuring that our EAA is paid without any further delay. Please be assured that we shall enforce the rights of all our members to be paid their EAA.
The administration however resorted to cheap blackmail against the Union that we were not ready to subject our computation to verification as well as other propaganda. It was shocking that the first place we encountered the word “verification was on social media as reported by a name never known to law. We have since submitted all required documents for the so called verification yet the VC refused to disburse
our EAA. The Union is left with no other option than the present action and our members should rest assure that we shall not succumb to blackmail.
No member of the Union should attend any statutory meeting, physical or virtual, for whatever reason in the course of the strike. Do not allow yourself to be used in any manner whatsoever. Remember: all acts of violation of the ongoing struggle are betrayals. Where and when in doubt, consult the Chairperson or Branch Strike Coordination Committee (BSCC) for further information and action.
As ASUU members, we should intensify our activities in the areas of public enlightenment to give explanations as to why we are on strike and all the efforts made by the Union to avert this avoidable situation because of the envisaged impacts on academic activities, especially on our students as well as our members we should be resolute and note that no amount of threat or directive by the administration should be allowed to derail our struggle our strike is just and patriotic United we win, divided be beg!
01/02/2022
Adéglá Oyèbísí Egbędokun
Chairperson
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