ASUU: Lecturers cannot be on strike and earn salaries – Umahi

The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has expressed concern over the continued strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

Umahi reiterated that the Federal Government cannot borrow money to meet the needs of the union adding that there should be a way to dialogue about the issue.

He said this while addressing the governing council of the Ebonyi State University and Board of the King David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences.

According to him: “I spoke about the ASUU strike earlier and I continue to appeal that there is no way the federal government can borrow such an amount to meet the demands of ASUU. There should be a way to dialogue so that the students can go back to school.

“I frown so much about the ASUU strike, and in Nigeria, the strike is not even a strike because when you are on strike, you are supposed not to even earn a salary for the whole period you didn’t work. You can as well be on strike on any slightest thing and so, it is unreasonable to demand salaries while on strike” he stated.