The strike commenced by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, witnessed total compliance at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Monday, leading to the cancellation of scheduled examinations and lectures.
University lecturers had declared a two-week strike over alleged failure of the Nigerian Government to meet its demands.
Our correspondent, who went round the campus, reports that lecturers’ offices, lecture halls and theatres were under lock and key, as ASUU monitoring team were seen in their bus moving from one faculty to another to enforce the strike.
Dr Clinton Nwoke, the Secretary of ASUU-UNN, is the Leader of the ASUU Monitoring Team.
Nwoke explained that the team is moving around the campus to ensure total compliance.
"We are satisfied with the compliance on day one of the strike as we noticed that lecturers' offices, lecture halls and theatres are under lock and key.
"Ongoing second semester exams in UNN have been cancelled because of the strike, this total compliance will continue till the end of the warning strike," the ASUU-UNN scribe said.
Meanwhile, a student who identified himself as Victor Izu, 100-level, Department of Medical Laboratory, in an interview with our correspondent, expressed concern over the cancellation of exams and lectures.
"I am not happy, I could have finished my exam this week but all exams have been cancelled till further notice.
"I want ASUU and the Government to resolve their differences so that the strike will be suspended," he said.
Another student, Jane Ade, from the Department of Soil Science, said she came to school and discovered that lecturers' offices were all under lock and key as many lecturers did not come to school because of the strike.
"Please Nigerians should intervene and help to resolve ASUU problems with the government so that what happened in 2022 where students stayed at home for eight months will not happen again," she said.
Tony Ubong from the Department of Biochemistry said he was sad as the exam he supposed to write today had been cancelled because of the strike.
"The government should find a way to end strike in public universities, I am not happy that my exam today is cancelled," he said.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has ordered Vice Chancellors to suspend any form of salary payment for the striking lecturers.
