CONUA pledges readiness to commence lecturing if students return to classroom

The Congress of Nigerian Universities Academics (CONUA), said it was ready to commence lectures for students if they resume back to the classroom.

This was stated by the National coordinator of the group, Niyi Sunmonu.

Recall that CONUA was formally registered on Tuesday by the Federal Government alongside the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA).

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been on strike since February, with several efforts to get the lecturers back to the classroom being deadlocked.

Speaking on the readiness of his members to resume work, Sunmonu said “CONUA as an organization has not been on strike; there has been no time strike was declared. Well ASUU is an independent union and what it does has no bearing over other unions just like two different human beings. We have not been on strike and we are not on strike.

“We stopped teaching when students were asked to vacate campuses. We hope the university will open and we can go back to teaching. The formation of CONUA is not on the basis of strike action declared by our sister union (ASUU). We have not been on strike, we are ready to work if students are back on campuses.”