Strike: UNILAG Denies Pulling Out of ASUU, Suspends 2nd Semester Exams

The University of Lagos has denied that it has pulled out on the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The strike begun on July 1st, due to the
inability of the Federal Government to
execute an agreement it reached with ASUU in 2009.

According to earlier reports, UNILAG allegedly fixed a new date for its postponed 2nd semester examination regardless of the
ongoing strike.

I personally gathered that the strike
started a few days to UNILAG's second
semester examinations.

The report, i learnt, was
convincing because UNILAG was part the universities that voted in favour of the
suspension of the five-month-old strike.

The speculation has it that UNILAG would
commence its outstanding examination for all students before the Christmas break.

"The proposed exam as reported will be
starting on the 9th of December and end on
the 24th of December. We want to advise all
students of the UNILAG to check it out to
confirm," an unconfirmed report had earlier
said.

Apart from the speculation on UNILAG, some
universities have reportedly started pulling
out of ASUU strike.
Specifically, Adamawa University has pulled-out. Adamawa branch of ASUU, was said to
have confronted ASUU national body without due process.

However, a top management officer in
UNILAG said the university does not have any plan to pull out of ASUU.

The source said: "We are not pulling out. That
is not possible. UNILAG is one of the strongest
branches of ASUU and we will not disappoint.
We have plans on ground to write the second semester exam, but that is after the strike might have been called off."

When i visited the university, there was no sign that examinations will commence soon.

It was observed that dust and cob-webs have taken over most of the classes.