UNIVERSITY OF PORTHARCOURT IS ON STRIKE...

The supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike has
criticised members of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, University of Port Harcourt chapter for stopping lectures in the school.
The lecturers claimed that the suspension of lectures is due to federal government reluctant nature to honour agreements.
Students of the University were all stranded Monday morning
on getting to campus as some of them were chased out of
their classrooms by some angry lecturers.
Chairperson of the UNIPORT Chapter of ASUU, Prof. Anthonia
Okerengwo said that the university teachers decided to go on this strike because the Federal Government was yet to pay
them their February salaries and allowances.
Okerengwo said other Universities in the South-South region
had all received their allowances for last month, while that of
UNIPORT was yet to be reconciled.
The minister of education Nyesome Wike at a town hall meeting held at the University of
Port Harcourt said the lecturers were not supposed to embark
on strike simply because of their February payment.
The Minister called for a meeting with the chapter officials of
ASUU in an attempt to end the misunderstanding.
In the meantime, authorities of the institution explained that
the reason for the delay in the payment was not intentional.
Spokesperson of the University, William Wonodi said the
institution was taking the biometric of all staff of the
university, a process which he said caused the delay in
payment.