Universities (ASUU), the University of Port Harcourt
(UNIPORT), has reopened and will resume academic activities on December 9.
This was disclosed to newsmen on Wednesday in Port
Harcourt by the university's spokesman, Williams Wodi.
He said the reopening of the university was in compliance
with the directive of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors, which
has been endorsed by the university's Senate during its
emergency meeting on Tuesday.
"The Committee of Pro-Chancellors met and directed Vice-
Chancellors to reopen their universities. Our Senate approved
the directive and we have complied. We didn't call off the
ASUU strike; rather, we reopened the university for academic
activities and lecturers who return to classes will get their full entitlements.
"Some lecturers, irrespective of the ASUU stance, have
indicated interest to resume work and so, we are not saying
that every lecturer must return to class," he said.
Wodi noted that on many occasions, students had called for a
resumption of academic activities, even as the ASUU
leadership continued its negotiations with the Federal
Government.
However, a source, who craved anonymity, said the move to
reopen the university for academic activities was partly due to
the rising public opinion, which queried the rationale behind
the prolonged strike.
He also said that most ASUU members were also unhappy
with the intransigent posture of the union's leaders despite the
Federal Government's willingness to resolve the crisis.
The Nation
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