‘ASUU Is A Very Useless Union, They Should Be Scrapped’ – Gov. El-Rufai’s Son

Bashir, one of the sons of Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has described the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as a ‘useless’ union that should be dissolved.

Naija News reports that Bashir El-Rufai called on the Federal government to scrap ASUU, following the prolonged strike by members of the union.

In a post shared on the microblogging platform, Twitter, Bashir described the academic union as useless and should be scrapped and replaced with educators who care about students.

He tweeted: “ASUU is a very useless Union. They should be scrapped & replaced with educators that actually give a damn about students and how that translates to the future of this country.”

ASUU Extends Strike

Meanwhile, ASUU has decided to extend its ongoing strike after a series of heated discussions.

According to the PUNCH, the decision was taken after the National Executive Council meeting at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja on Monday morning.

Recall the National Executive Council (NEC) of the striking lecturers held a meeting in Abuja over the lingering strike.

The meeting, which started on Sunday night and slid into Monday morning, took place at its National Headquarters at the University of Abuja.

Members of NEC decided if they would call off the six-month strike or continue with the industrial action that entered the 196th day on Monday (today)