CONUA urges Federal government to reopen Universities

CONUA was an association of lecturers from five universities following cracks in the Association of Senior Staff of Universities (ASUU).

Dr Niyi Summonu, the National Co-ordinator, Congress of University (CONUA) said its members were ready to resume work.

He urged the Federal Government to put in place infrastructure and COVID-19 protocols that would facilitate resumption in the Universities. He said that the Federal Government should re-open universities.

According to him, “Everything necessary in terms of COVID-19 protocols must be put in place before reopening the universities in order to prevent students and staff from contracting the disease.

“The education sector cannot continue to stagnate. As it appears, COVID-19 would continue to be a threat and we must, in the circumstance learn to strive to live our normal life.

“The union urges the government to make available everything that can help our universities to resume work, as it is done elsewhere in the world”

In a statement issued by Sunmonu after its National Executive Council meeting on Saturday in Lagos, he said that, “CONUA members are ready to resume work.”