The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has denied seeking financial support from Nollywood actor, Williams Uchemba following the long strike.
The organisation released a statement on Wednesday to debunk the news allegedly made by the actor.
The statement signed by the chairman and secretary respectively, Christian Opata and Michael Nwokedi, stated that the union is not aware of such acts.
The statement read, “The attention of leadership of ASUU-UNN has been drawn to a video credited to Uchemba, saying lecturers are soliciting support from the general public through him, to help feed themselves and their families.
“The union is not aware of any such plea as ASUU-UNN has a welfare scheme for cushioning the effect of the prolonged strike for members.”
The statement was released following a video allegedly made by the actor. In the video, the actor was reported to have made claims saying the strike is pushing the lecturers out to beg for help.
The actor who is also an alumnus of the university allegedly said he was contacted.
The university also stated that the actor was made to apologise on his page for the false news.
