The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared that it would not accept any other university autonomy bill except the one signed into law by President Olusegun Obasanjo in July 2003….
The National President of ASUU, Dr. Abdullahi….Sule-Kano said the assembly in 2002 organised a public hearing on the proposed autonomy and later came up with a bill that was sent to Obasanjo who signed it into law on July 10, 2003.
He said one year after, neither the government nor the vice-chancellors has implemented a section of it.
The ASUU president said before the Act could be replaced, it has to be implemented for some time after which an amendment could be sent to the lawmakers for approval.
“An autonomy bill exists. The bill has not been allowed to operate before the talk of a new one. ASUU is using this medium to call on the Federal Government and managers of the universities to start implementing the bill before a new one can emerge,” he said.
—ASUU condemns plan to pass new varsity autonomy bill By Fabian Ozor Senior Correspondent, Lagos, Daily Independent [Nigeria] July 15, 2004
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