ASUU faults FG’s plan to reopen universities

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has faulted the plan by the Federal Government to reopen public universities in the country.


Prof. Lawan Abubakar, the Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the union, who made this known during a news conference on Tuesday in Jos, said that the move could be “perilous’’.

Abubakar, who declared that ASUU was not in support of the plan, said that reopening of universities would further pose a grave danger to students and it would be inimical to the fight against the spread of coronavirus in the country.


He said that most public universities lacked the infrastructure that would enable students to comply with putting safety protocols in place, thereby, making them prone to contracting the dreaded virus.

“ASUU is not in support of the government’s plan to reopen universities.

“Our position is that universities should remain close until the right thing is done to enable students to comply with the COVID-19 safety protocols.
“If students resume now, is it the grossly inadequate lecture halls, workshops, hostels or laboratories that will give them the opportunity to observe social distancing and other protocols?,” Abubakar asked.

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