ASUU says failure by the government to meet its demands after the waning strike would cause the union to embark on an indefinite strike
By Dami Oshodi
After deliberations that stretched into the early hours of Monday, the National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has voted to embark on a one-month warning strike to stress its demands from the government.
According to the Vanguard, a source present in the meeting said that the strike is to allow the Federal Government fulfill the union’s demands. And failure to do so, the source said, would cause the union to embark on an indefinite strike.
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“We just want to give the government a long rope, hoping that it would see the need to avoid a total paralysis of academic activities. We are parents too and have our children in the system but we cannot watch and allow the total collapse of education in the country.
“Our agitation is in the interest of all. If the system is better, we will all enjoy it. Personalities in the country have waded into the matter but the government seems recalcitrant. Our National President would explain more when he briefs the press later today,” the source said.
ASUU has been agitating for a number of demands, including the payment of Earned Academic Allowance, revitalization fund, the replacement of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System, IPPIS, with the University Transparency and Accountability System UTAS, among others.