Re: [External] Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - ASUU, Please don't go on strike

Dear SIR Toyin and Professor Udogu ((Brother Ike):

As a Nigerian at heart, I wish to commend both of you and anyone, for that matter, who has asked ASUU to

suspend its strike action. After all, if the action will allow its members to stay home and rest, there is no need 

for it, as COVID-19 has taken care of that. 

Also, what happens, in this critical period, if ASUU's employer, out of frustration, says: "All ASUU members are 

fired from their jobs, and henceforth no salaries will be paid?" Remember, this is a time that ASUU cannot go to any 

court for either an injunction or a redress; or so, there will be nobody with whom to sit down and negotiate! So, a word 

to the wise -- as we learnt in primary school -- is always enough!

A.B. Assensoh.

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I seldom comment on matters concerning ASUU due in part to my ignorance of the issues on university campuses at home. However, many of us who are your brothers and sisters as professionals in the diaspora wish to join brother Toyin Falola in pleading with you to suspend your strike action as a patriotic stance or gesture. This should be done in view of the contemporary health issue confronting the world—not least Nigeria and our continent with inadequate ammunition to combat this deadly virus.

Ike Udogu

On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 3:30 PM segun ogungbemi <seguno2013@gmail.com> wrote:

TF,

Please don't call anyone on the strike. It is not necessary. 

Prof. Segun Ogungbemi

On Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 12:24 PM Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

I could not reach Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, Chairman of ASUU, before I wrote this. I will keep calling.

I have been pleading for two days for ASUU not to continue with its indefinite strike because of global circumstances around the Coronavirus and our collective citizenship. What is paramount should be how to be part of resolving a moment of depression and uncertainties among billions of people.

Oil revenues have also crashed. There is a global economic meltdown and all of us will pay a heavy price. Those of us planning to retire can no longer do so, thus blocking the way for others to enter the academy and moves it forward.

I have spoken with some ASUU folks, and hopefully, they will come together and realize that this is bad timing.

They should call off the strike and begin to put in place distance learning instruments to keep the students busy.

TF

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