ASUU gives FG 14-day strike warning

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to code lingering issues affecting Nigeria’s assemblage strategy oregon look a nationwide strike.

This is contained successful a communiqué issued astatine the extremity of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) gathering held  astatine the Yakubu Gown University, formerly University of Abuja.

A connection issued connected the result of the meeting, was made disposable to newsmen connected Monday successful Abuja by ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna.

I  the statement,Piwuna said the ultimatum became indispensable pursuing the persistent neglect of the acquisition assemblage and the payment of assemblage lecturers by some Federal and State governments.

“If astatine the extremity of the 14 days ultimatum the national authorities fails to code these issues, the national whitethorn person nary enactment than to, first, embark connected a two-week informing onslaught and thereafter, an indefinite strike,” helium said.

Piwuna recalled that ASUU had repeatedly raised concerns done media engagements, field rallies and appeals implicit the past 3 months, without factual effect from government.

He listed the unresolved issues to include, renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement, sustainable funding, revitalisation of nationalist universities, and non-payment of outstanding 25–35 per cent wage arrears.

Other issues, according to him were, the unresolved promotion arrears spanning implicit 4 years, non-remittance of third-party deductions, arsenic good arsenic alleged victimisation of members astatine LASU, KSU and FUTO.

Piwuna urged Nigerians, including spiritual and accepted leaders, parents, students and different stakeholders, to prevail connected authorities to enactment swiftly to avert the looming strike.

“The 14-day ultimatum is an alarm to the Nigerian Government.

“We judge the Government has the capableness and fiscal spot to hole Nigerian universities erstwhile and for all.

“As they say, a stitch successful clip saves nine,” helium said.

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