JUST IN: Despite ASUU Strike, UNIABUJA To Hold Convocation

Despite ASUU Strike, UNIABUJA To Hold Convocation

Despite ASUU strike, UNIABUJA convocation is set to hold, The Nation report.

The University of Abuja is going ahead with plans to hold its convocation on Saturday despite the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah said the school would be graduating 8,769 out of which 267 would be awarded doctorate degrees; 2, 372 would be awarded masters and 214 would have post-graduate diplomas.

For the 25th convocation ceremony, he said 23 students would be awarded first class, 1,052 would get Second Class Upper, 3,061 would receive Second Class Lower and 324 would be awarded Third Class degrees.

Also for the 26th convocation, 31 would be awarded First Class, 973 Second Class Upper, 2920 Second Class Lower and 257 Third Class degrees.

The Vice-Chancellor spoke during a pre-convocation press conference in Abuja.

He warned the Federal Government against failing to provide funds for the education sector.

The VC said the government was making a big mistake by not supporting universities with enough funds, noting that no great nation ignores the education sector.

The vice- chancellor said the university is determined to hold the 25th and 26th combined convocation ceremony despite the ongoing one-month warning strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

He said the school’s academic staff had invested enormously in the students.

Na’Allah said: “You will remember that when they declared strike it was not against the University of Abuja, it is a national strike. The strike is ongoing and I can assure you that we are determined to continue this convocation.

“It is a convocation that is celebrating the achievement of our young people. Every academic staff has invested in these young people and they are very excited to ensure that these young people actually graduated.”

He said the school management is doing its best to change the environment and had created several platforms for both students and staff to excel and be the best in Nigeria, adding that despite the successes, the university will continue to develop.

The combined convocation, which is slated for Saturday February 27, is for the graduating student for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 academic sessions.

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