RIVERS State University of Science
and Technology (RSUST) is unfazed by the current nationwide strike by Academic
Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over differences with Federal Government.
Prof. Barineme Fakae, Vice
Chancellor (VC) of the University who confirmed this yesterday however did not
explain why the varsity has defied the nationwide strike by public owned
universities.
Saturday Vanguard investigations
revealed that
the school is in full academic activities as the end of session examinations are just a week away.
the school is in full academic activities as the end of session examinations are just a week away.
A Marine Engineering student who
spoke on the situation said, “RSUST under its current leadership has never
taken ASUU seriously since August 2012 when the branch chapter stopped
lecturing over perceived unfair reappointment of Fakae as VC by Governor
Amaechi
“You are aware the Governor has
since ordered a no-work-no-pay punishment for the striking lecturers as the
school engaged replacement lecturers to keep lectures going. As it defied the
local chapter so has the authorities defied the current general strike.
Everything is running normal here.”
Another student, of Mass
Communication Department, said, “My father didn’t believe it at first. My elder
brother in UNIPORT has been home in Delta due to the strike for over six weeks
and my father thought I was playing pranks not to have returned. He had to call
a RSUST lecturer to confirm there is no strike in my school.
By Egufe Yafugborhi, PH
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