“Hold The President & His Administration Responsible” – ASUU Laments As They Set Out On A Fresh Strike Crisis

 

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it has not heard anything from the federal government since they both met last Thursday.

Recall that ASUU had met with the Federal government last week, a meet that concluded they said was concluded that the government had promised to pay ASUU that week. But representative speaker for ASUU explained on Tuesday that the Federal government had not commenced payment and had not reached out after the meeting. Hence adds that the given ultimatum still stands, as ASUU had given the government three weeks and one week has passed; they are left with two weeks.

ASUU had earlier given the federal government an ultimatum following the failure of the government to fulfill some of the agreements it made with the union in 2020.

The government had promised to pay the #30billion revitalisation fund to universities while also agreeing to release #22.1billion earned allowances to university workers.

Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU National President, had also expressed his bitterness as to the pressure placed by the government on members of his union as regards joining the Integrated Personnel Payment Information System.

The union also criticized President Muhammady Buhari’s administration for breach of agreement nine (9) months after ASUU had agreed to suspend it strike action. The union has however conclusively beseeched lecturers, staffs and students in various tertiary institutions in Nigeria to hold the President and his administration responsible if the educational system becomes engulfed in a fresh crisis.