The Academic Staff Union (ASUU) of Universities are considering to stop negotiations with the Buhari led government till further notice, owing to the governments non-corporation in meeting with the demands of the union.
ASUU chairman, Emmanuel Osedeke stated that government have acted in bad faith towards the union. They have not satisfactorily implemented any of the unions demand and they are trying to blackmail them with the no work no pay policy.
ASUU National Executive Council held an emergency meeting in the University of Abuja on Sunday, there, a decision was reached to roll over the strike to a comprehensive, total and indefinite strike.
Excerpts from the press release of ASUU stated:
“ASUU National Executive Council (NEC) observes with regret that the union had experienced a lot of deceit of the highest level in the last five and half years as the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) engaged ASUU in fruitless and unending negotiation without a display of utmost fidelity.”
“NEC was utterly disappointed in agents of government, especially the minister of Education, for the deliberate falsehood and misrepresentation of facts aimed at scoring cheap political gains”
“In view of so many factors and following extensive deliberations on Government’s response to the resolution of 14th February, 2022. So far, NEC concluded that the demands of the union had not been satisfactorily addressed.
Consequently, NEC resolved to transmute the roll-over strike to a comprehensive, total and indefinite strike beginning from Monday, 29th August, 2022.
Folarin Kehinde is an Abuja-based journalist with over 5 years of experience in journalism. His work has earned him national and international recognition across various beats, including environment, health and politics.
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