Since the inception of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has embarked on strike five times now.
The union’s strikes under Buhari account for the highest number of days the lecturers have shut down the university system under any President since the nation returned to democracy in 1999.
Under Buhari’s watch, ASUU’s last two strikes have exceeded 200 days each, the longest under any President since 1999.
The first was on August 17, 2017. It ended in September 2017, lasting five weeks.
The second strike started on November 4, 2018 and lasted until February 7, 2019,
The third commenced on March 23, 2020 and lasted nine months, ending December 23, 2020.
On February 14, 2022, ASUU announced the commencement of yet another strike, which lasted for four weeks.
On March 14, 2022, ASUU embarked on a two-month strike and later extended it indefinitely. That ended 13th Oct 2022.
Following the suspension of the strike today, it can be concluded that ASUU has been on strike for a total of 669 days under President Muhammadu Buhari administration