The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday in Zaria received relief materials; including food and financial support to enable striking lecturers in the institution continue with the ongoing strike.
The chairman of the branch, Dr. Mohammed Kabir-Aliyu, who confirmed the development to newsmen in Kaduna Wednesday, said the offer would help the protesting members to survive the hardship accompanied by the non-payment of salaries.
Kabir-Aliyu noted that lecturers in the university have not earned their salaries since the strike commenced in the last four months.
Among items distributed to the lecturers were rice, semovita, vegetable oil and cash, ranging from N20, 000 to N50, 000.
He declared that they were not moved by the threats to sack them.
University teachers nationwide had embarked on strike since July 1 to force the Federal Government to honour an agreement it had with them since 2009.
It would be recalled that the Supervisory Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, had last Thursday asked the striking lecturers to return to work on or before December 4 or face sack.
However, the resumption deadline was on Tuesday extended to December 9 to enable the striking teachers to honour Prof. Festus Iyayi, who died in an auto crash while on his way to attend ASUU NEC meeting in Kano.
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