LECTURERS of Delta State University, DELSU,
Abraka, have defied directives by the authorities
to resume academic activities.

The authorities had issued a statement
announcing Monday this week as the resumption
date for 2012/2013 second semester academic
activities in the University.
But the local ASUU leadership ignored the
directive.

As a result the school has remained shut.
According to ASUU Chairman, Dr. Emmanuel
Mordi: “ASUU-DELSU is pained that our dear
students will, regrettably, against our wish, have
to remain at home instead of receiving lectures in
the various campuses of Delta State University.

“Lectures will resume when the Federal
Government demonstrates good faith,
transparency and integrity, by ensuring that the
November 4, 2013 Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) is endorsed by a designated
Federal Government official, preferably the
Attorney General of the Federation, the president
of ASUU, and a witness, in order to guard against
government’s usual practice of disowning its own
documents on flimsy excuses.”

Mordi, therefore, enjoined students to disregard
all radio, television, and newspaper
announcements inviting them back to lecture
halls.

Registrar and Secretary to Senate, Mr. E. Udjo,
had said in a statement that lectures would
resume (Monday December 9, 2013) adding that
“second semester examinations would begin on
Monday, February 3, 2014.”