A Member House of Representatives and Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 2015 governorship election in Kogi State, Hon James Faleke, has attacked the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, for proscribing of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Kogi State University chapter.
He expressed worries concerning what he described as the “increasingly dictatorial attitude of Governor Bello”, saying the situation could cause trouble in the state.
“I was shocked when I heard the new. It beats my imagination how the decision could advance the cause of educational development in the state,” Faleke said.
He advised that instead of a ban, what the governor should do was to “continuously engage the lecturers in an atmosphere of give-and-take”.
Faleke called for the “immediate reversal” of the proscription order and a return to “peaceful engagement with the lecturers in order to save the state another round of school shutdown.”
DAILY POST reports that the Kogi State Governor, Yahya Bello, earlier in the week, announced the proscription of ASUU on Kogi State University campus over the alleged refusal of the teachers to resume lectures until their demands for better working environment are met.
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