The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU will begin a warning
strike from October 2nd. The union disclosed this in a statement signed
by the Chairman, University of Abuja chapter of ASUU.
“We have tried to dialogue with the Federal Government but they have
been playing games with us; we will start with a warning strike to show
them we are not jokers. ASUU has being trying to get the attention of
the Federal Government to intervene in the academic system of
universities across Nigeria but it has all been abortive.
Consequently,
ASUU will give a warning strike which will start on Oct. 2nd. The
strike will last for one week, and if they do not give us listening
ears, we will start the indefinite strike in November,” the statement
read.
The academic union has been at loggerheads with the Federal government
over the non-implementation of its 2009 agreement with the FG. Among
the demands of ASUU includes the exclusion of Nigerian universities from
Pension Management Company, non-release of NEEDS Assessment
Intervention Fund, funding of state universities, payment of earned
academic allowance and renegotiation of the agreements were part of the
outstanding issues that have not also been addressed.
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