ASUU Strike: Students Disappointed as ESUT Postpones Examination

The second semester examination of the Enugu
State University of Science and Technology
(ESUT) could not hold on December 9, 2013,
Monday, due to the absence of lecturers.
The university had previously announced
commencement of the examination on December
2, 2013, following Federal Government's directive
for the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) to resume work.
The students at the Enugu Campus were waiting
for question papers. In vain.
Prof. Joseph Aneke, the Dean of the Faculty of
Management and Social Sciences, said the
lecturers were waiting for instruction from the
ASUU to resume work.
"There is no instruction from ASUU for
academic activities to resume. That is
why the examination could not start
today.
"Due to the strike, academic activities
have been postponed indefinitely until
the strike is called off.
"It is a pity that students have to go,
while their examinations which were
supposed to start today have been
postponed", Prof. Aneke stated.
The students were extremely disappointment
over the situation, urged ASUU and FG to resolve
the impasse and save the students from the
embarrassment and risk of travelling.
Edozie Chukwu, 200 level student of Insurance,
said he was disappointed that the examination
did not hold after travelling all the way from
Lagos.
"We are fed up with this whole thing.
We read for this examination only to
be told that it has been cancelled.
"The university's authority could have
informed us in time that the
examination would not hold as
scheduled", he said.
A final year student of Accountancy, Chidi
Ogbodo, said his future was uncertain if the
strike continued and appealed to the lecturers to
return to classes in the interest of the students.
"I came to school by 8 a.m. today in
anticipation of starting my degree
examination, yet nothing happened. I
have almost lost an academic year",
he added.
The Federal Government last week updated the
ultimatum which directed ASUU to resume
academic activities on December 9, 2013. In fact,
the union ignored it.
(NAN)