Post ASUU Strike: Lecturers Must Resume Immediately in Benue The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Benue State University (BSU) chapter, has ordered its members on January 6, 2014, Monday, to return to classes and commence teaching immediately. The directive is sequel to the decision of the state government to pay ASUU-BSU members arrears of five months salaries covering the five month-old ASUU strike nationwide. Following the decision of the national executive of ASUU to call off the industrial action, the management of the institution had directed all students to return back to school on January 5. However, members of the BSU-ASUU refused to comply with the directive , insisting that their salaries within the period of the strike period must be paid by the state government. Mr. David Ikoni, the Chairman, ASUU-BSU chapter, has asked members to resume classes following the promise by the state government to pay the withheld salaries of lecturers while the strike lasted. This call was made during an emergency meeting of its congress held at the institution in Makurdi. "We urge all members to return to classes because the state government has started paying us from yesterday (Monday) and that was even the more reason why we called this congress. "We also implore all students to return for serious academic work because we all have lost grounds and there is need for each and everyone of us, both students and lecturers alike to redouble our efforts to ensure that every minute of our time is utilised well," Mr. Ikoni said in an interview with Vanguard. According to reports, life is gradually returning to the institution as old students have started trickling into the campus. Culled from Naij