There is fear among students of universities across
Nigeria as the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), the umbrella body for lecturers, says it would
embark on a warning strike on October 2, 2016.
The new plan was revealed by Ben Ugheoke, the
chairman of the University of Abuja chapter of ASUU,
who accused the federal government of failing to
dialogue with the union.
Students are always on the receiving end of strike
actions by university lecturers
Ugheoke was quoted by Premium Times as saying:
“We have tried to dialogue with the federal
government but they have been playing games with
us; we will start with a warning strike to show them
we are not jokers.
“ASUU has being trying to get the attention of the
Federal Government to intervene in the academic
system of universities across Nigeria but it has all
been abortive.
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“Consequently, ASUU will give a warning strike which
will start on October 2nd.
“The strike will last for one week, and if they do not
give us listening ears, we will start the indefinite
strike in November.”
ASUU is said not to be be happy that the federal
government reneged on the 2009 agreement it reached
with the union.
Each time lecturers embark on an industrial action,
students are left to bear the brunt, staying away from
their institutions for many months and losing
academic sessions.
On Tuesday, August 30 in Lagos, ASUU warned the
federal government that it would stage a nationwide
strike
in order to push for its demands for the
implementation of its 2009 agreement it had with the
government of the federation. SOURCE... naij.com

The thunder that will fire ASUU and FG if the strike holds is doing sit up right nw