ASUU Strike: AAU Lecturers Will Not Surrender,Call for Wike's Sack

The striking lecturers of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, have vowed to continue with the strike until "the government do the right thing." This position has been announced after an emergency meeting at the AAU on December 5, 2013, Thursday.The lecturers of this Edo State owned university also called for the immediate sack ofthe Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, over what they termed"incompetence".The ASUU chapter at AAU said Mr. Wikelacked the intellectual capabilities and competenceto handle the country's education system.The communiqué, signed by the chairman of ASUU-AAU chapter, Prof. Fred Esumeh, and theSecretary of the Chapter, Dr. S. Omoikhoje, also described the ultimatum by the Federal Government as"unfortunate and ill-conceived in a democratic rule".