Breaking: ASUU Threatens Fresh Strike, Gives Federal Government 3-Weeks Ultimatum
- The federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari been asked to implement the MoU it signed with ASUU
- The union announced its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action if the government fails to meet its demands
- ASUU lamented that despite its meeting with the minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, the issues are still lingering
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Abuja - There are indications that another nationwide strike across Nigerian universities is imminent as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has cried out over the failure of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to fulfil its lingering demands.
In an effort to drive home its requests, the union gave the government a three-week ultimatum to meet its demands contained in the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed by both parties, The Nation reports.
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According to the union, failure to comply could resort to industrial action, adding that the government should be held responsible if they fail to address the issues.
In another report by The Guardian, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU national president, made the disclosure after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the University of Abuja on Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14.
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Osodeke lamented that despite its meeting with the minister of labour and employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, back in August, major outstanding issues are still lingering.
Fresh strike looms as ASUU accuses FG of ignoring ultimatum
This development is coming after ASUU had on Tuesday, September 21, said that the ultimatum it issued in July did not elicit any response from the federal government.
Oshodeke stated that the government had not implemented the agreement it reached with the union nor responded to the ultimatum.
The union had on Saturday, July 19, issued a fresh ultimatum to FG, to pay the outstanding 10-month arrears of its members’ salaries or be prepared for another industrial action.
ASUU probes panel, clears FUTO over appointment of Pantami as professor
Meanwhile, the panel set up by the ASUU chapter of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), said the appointment of the minister of communications, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami, as a professor of Cybersecurity by the university followed due process.
It would be recalled that the panel was inaugurated by the ASUU chapter of the university at its congress on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
The panel in its report asked the university management to protect the integrity of FUTO by taking steps to correct some misrepresentations against it.
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