ASUU to Strike again.

ASUU threatens to embark on strike .


the academic group of workers Union of Universities (ASUU) via its Lagos sector Coordinator, Prof. Olusoji Sowande at a information convention in Lagos on Tuesday, threatened to embark on a nationwide strike with reference to its demands for the implementation of its 2009 settlement with the Federal government.

Sowande stated the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement, Memorandum of information (MOU) on funding of state universities, breaches of the situations of provider and re-negotiation of the settlement, exclusion of Nigerian universities from Pension control organisation and non-launch of desires evaluation Intervention Fund had been nevertheless being ignored. The

He said:
“The assessment of the agreement ought to have been undertaken in 2012 and 2015 but that did not occur.‎ “The implication is that our union has shown sufficient patriotism and understanding on these matters within the last four years.
“we're perplexed and dissatisfied that both the Federal and state Governments are not responding to our consistent appeals to result in proper transformation inside the schooling quarter, ‘’ he stated.
He stated they might alternatively not embark on a strike due to the fact it's far the scholars and ASUU members that come to be suffering. Including:
“it's far unlucky that the only language government appears to admire and listens to is that of business motion like strike”.