The University of Nigeria Nsukka chapter of the Academic Staff Union
of Universities on Friday boycotted the UNN 2013 post Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination screening that started on Thursday.
Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Abada, the UNN Chairman of ASUU, told the News
Agency of Nigeria in Nsukka on Friday that lecturers boycotted the
screening in compliance with the ongoing nationwide strike by the
union.
Abada said: “Lecturers of UNN are not participating in the
university’s 2013 post UTME screening because of the ongoing
nationwide strike.
“The strike is total.
“Any lecturer that participates in the examination will be punished
for anti-union activity.
“Also teaching and supervising examinations as well as attending
Senate, board, faculty or departmental meetings are not allowed as the strike lasts.
“Our monitoring committee is watching and will report erring lecturers to ASUU for necessary action.”
When contacted, the University’s PRO, Gabriel Ndu, expressed the hope
that the screening, which started on clean note, would end
successfully.
Ndu said: “The screening is moving as expected and, believing God, it
would end very well.
“In spite of the rain on Thursday, the afternoon session of the
examination ended smoothly.”
Ndu said he would not be able to give reasons why the union was not
participating in the screening as he was not a member of ASUU.
“I am not a member of ASUU, so I will not speak on their behalf,” he said.
Some candidates in their separate comments said the screening was well organised but they complained of inadequate time.
“The exam is okay and well supervised but we were not given adequate
time during the exam,” Victor Ezeani, who sat for Bio-Chemistry, said.
Nsukka town had been witnessing increase in human and vehicular
traffic as well as beehive of activities since Wednesday.
Meanwhile, intra and inter-transport fares remained stable as there
had been no report of any increase.
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