The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to strike over the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, according to the Network of Advocates for Digital Reporting (NADIR) (UTAS).
The ASUU’s preferred payment platform has sparked debate and pitted the union against the Nigerian government.
Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU, stated that the technology passed the integrity tests.
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) responded by explaining why UTAS had not yet been approved.
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NADIR accused ASUU of personalizing the situation through its colleagues at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University on Friday (ATBU).
According to the organization, the chapter has started the process of having NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa’s degree certificate revoked.
Bello Shehu, the Publicity Secretary, described the move as “laughable and ill-advised,” questioning why the official was singled out “for discharging his duties.”
He warned ASUU against making “a fundamental blunder” by portraying itself as the sole authority in conferring or retracting degrees.
The spokesman advised the union to focus on “protecting and advancing the rights of university employees.”
“ASUU has resorted to threats in a desperate attempt to blackmail a public official into lowering the bars of his mandate and succumbing to selfish inclinations.”
“We’re not sure how far ASUU is willing to show its teeth as a stumbling block to Nigeria’s progress.”
“Has the union now usurped the University Senate’s authority to award degree certificates?”
“Does ATBU have a legally recognized marriage of convenience between labor unionism and degree awarding?”
“Isn’t ASUU overstepping its bounds and assuming authority over matters beyond its purview?”
Shehu pointed out that, in addition to NUC regulations, each university’s senate has the authority to self-regulate its academic programs.
“Precedents show that only the University Senate has the authority to do what ASUU is obliviously threatening to do.”
The lecturers were advised to tread carefully and refrain from “meddling and unbecoming attitude,” according to the statement.
“Excellence and sterling track record are endangered,” according to NADIR, if institutions can threaten their products for insisting on due process and get away with it.
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