The Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a warning on their intention to embark on
a nationwide strike to press home its demands for the implementation of its
2009 agreement with the Federal Government.
The ASUU Lagos
Zone Coordinator, Olusoji Sowande, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in
Lagos.
Mr. Sowande said
that the union was planning to toe this part after several efforts to ensure
that the government address the pending demands, proved abortive.
He said that the
2009 FG/ASUU agreement, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on funding of state
universities, breaches of the conditions of service and re -negotiation of the
agreement, were still pending.
The coordinator
also mentioned other demands like the exclusion of Nigerian universities from
Pension Management Company and non-release of NEEDS Assessment Intervention
Fund.
He said that
funding of state universities, earned academic allowance and renegotiation of
the agreement were parts of the outstanding issues.
Mr. Sowande recalled that the union had embarked on strike in 2012 and 2013 as part of the efforts to make the government implement the agreement, adding that the issues remained unresolved.
Mr. Sowande recalled that the union had embarked on strike in 2012 and 2013 as part of the efforts to make the government implement the agreement, adding that the issues remained unresolved.
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