AAU ASUU Condemns SIT Over Alleged Activities, Set For Legal Action

ASUU, which gave partic­ular reference to alleged SIT violation of the pre-action notice to the university over the biometrics verification exercise as was allegedly ev­idenced by issuance of que­ries to staff over the same matter, said the congress had mandated its executive to urgently take legal ac­tions on behalf of the union over the issue.

The Congress of the Aca­demic Staff Union of Uni­versities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Chapter, has condemned what it described as “the non-procedural and un­wholesome activities and actions of the Special Inter­vention Team (SIT) towards the university and its staff.

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According to ASUU, “the Congress of the Academic Staff Union of Universi­ties (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma Chapter, was in session on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 and received update on the recently conducted biomet­rics verification exercise for staff, the non-procedural activities and actions of the Special Intervention Team (SIT) which are inimical to the well-being of staff and alleged anti-union activi­ties by some members of the union.

These were part of the resolutions as contained in a statement signed by Dr. Cyril Oziegbe Onogbosele, chairperson and Dr. William Odion, Asstistant Secretary of ASUU, AAU, Ekpoma chapter.

“Congress was also in­formed of the indiscrimi­nate issuance of queries to staff without clear offence and the unabated violation of the pre-action notice to the university over the biometrics verification ex­ercise.