[NEWS] ASUU Threatening FGN on going for an indefinite strike

 

The union complained over the meetings with federal government of Nigeria which has failed to yield any result.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned the federal government that they might embark on another strike if their agreement is not respected.
 

ASUU made the threat on Friday

 
ASUU described the defence of government’s IPPIS as a shame, claiming that there had been fraud in its implementation as indicated in the 2021 report submitted to the National Assembly by the Auditor General of the Federation.
 
 
In a statement signed by the Chairman of the union, University of Jos branch, Lazarus Maigoro, read, “In the last one year, our Union has been engaged with the federal government and its officials over demands which, if met, would lift the standard of our battered tertiary institutions, especially the universities. The undisputed crisis in our educational sector has met, as with other consequences, nothing but the same response. Our union states very clearly that we appreciate the interest demonstrated by the Nigerian Inter-religion Council to resolve the current impasse.

“However, it is not rational to continue to return to the same physician for the cure of an ailment iatrogenically introduced by him or one in which he has failed to cure or bring relief to his patient.

“From historical experience, we can conclude that NIRECs efforts with agents of government will be more prone to bringing further pain and anguish to the system. This will surely be the case if NIREC’s intervention ends with a palliative solution. This will lead to another phase of the same crisis. For avoidance of doubt, our Union had several meetings with the Minister of Labour, Officials of the Federal Ministry of Education, the NUC, and NITDA and, very recently with the Chief of Staff to the President.

“All these meetings have not calmed our members as the following issues remain unresolved. The recent comments by the spokesman to the President, Mr Femi Adesina that government will keep to the promises, rings very hollow to us. The government’s response to the issues is a serial promise-breaker. Like an unfaithful spouse, they are unable to match their words with action which is affecting the education sector negatively.

“We are tired of deceit and IT'S TIME FOR US TO ACT. We want to inform Nigerians, that we are tired of fruitless meetings with the Minister of Labour, NUC Executive Secretary, Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, NITDA, and the Chief of Staff to the President.

 If they ever want us to listen, they should act on the promises they have already made.

“Meanwhile, we resolved to proceed on an indefinite and comprehensive strike until fidelity returns to our relationship with the government. We are tired.”