The Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened to sanction lecturers in Rivers State-owned universities if they resume lectures.
The ASUU National President, Abiodun Ogunyemi, stated this while reacting to the directive of the Rivers State Government that tertiary institutions, secondary and vocational schools to reopen on Monday, October 5.
Ogunyemi, who spoke in Port Harcourt, said ASUU had not exempted any of its branches from the ongoing strike.
Also speaking, the Port Harcourt Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Uzo Onyebinama, said although the unions in Rivers State universities were on suspension for previously flouting the order of strike, it did not expect the members to resume classes.