ASUU To Commence One-Month Warning Strike

By Damilare Adeleye

The National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has voted to commence one-month warning strike to put pressure on the government to succumb to its demands.

This resolution was agreed upon after a meeting held in Lagos early this morning.

A source who was present at meeting disclosed the strike is to allow the Federal Government do the needful, or otherwise, the union would embark on an indefinite strike.

According to the source: “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 in the nation’s universities. 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 and if the system is made better, we will all enjoy it. Prominent 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".

Meanwhile, 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 have the demands of Academic Staff Union of Universities.