Students don’t want us to end strike – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it is continuing its nationwide strike on the advice of university students.

In a telephone interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, the President of the union, Dr. Isa Fagge, said  students were tired of the incessant industrial actions by the university lecturers due to the Federal Government’s failure to implement the agreement it had with ASUU since 2009.

Fagge said the union had decided to heed the advice of the students to continue the strike until the Federal Government fully implemented the agreement.

“Our students have come out to say they don’t want us to call off the strike until the Federal Government answers us, because they don’t want us to call off now and later we go back to strike again. So, we are heeding the advice of our students,” he said.

On the complaint by the Federal Government that it lacked the funds to implement the agreement, Fagge said it was not all about money, noting that government did not need funds to start implementing some parts of the agreement.

“There are issues and agreement they can implement without money. Why don’t they begin with those ones?” he asked.

He added that it was unfortunate that the government had pulled out of dialogue with ASUU, stating that the union would not be intimidated.

He said, “Now, government has pulled out of the dialogue. We thought we were the ones going on strike, but now government has also gone on strike.”

Last Thursday, university students under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian Students reportedly staged a peaceful protest in Ado-Ekiti and flayed the Federal Government for failing to honour the agreement it had with ASUU since 2009.

The students, who were from public universities, threatened to disrupt activities of private universities, adding that the government was not bothered about their plight because children of government officials were studying either in private universities or studying overseas.

The university lecturers began an indefinite strike on July 1 and have been demanding full implementation of the agreement ASUU had with the Federal Government in 2009, which among other things include the UNESCO-recommended 26 per cent budgetary allocation for education. However, the government said it could not implement the agreement, and is seeking re-negotiation.

The Federal Government, last Wednesday, accused ASUU of being unrealistic by continuing its nationwide strike and asked it to rethink its demands, considering other commitments government has.
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, who gave government’s position on the strike when he briefed journalists at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council, said apart from security, education was one of the sectors the government had expended a lot of money on.

 PUNCH

at Sunday, September 08, 201

students?

Excuse my sir,raise up my hand,sir am not part of those student that want the strike to continue.

Only an insane student would tell ASUU to continue with d strike. ASUU is lying

Liar!

Hehehehehe, The caption shulda bin...UNSERIOUS STUDENT DON'T WANT US TO END ASUU STRIKE.....

Bleep ASUU

Selfish, un-innovative,researchless copy-and-paste liars who prefare to lazy about in the name of strike and receive fat unmerited salaries every month end. Even our secondary school teachers are more professional, hard working and enthusiastic than those DONmies(sorry dummies) in our universities who could scarcely relate bookwork to the present society.well, I don't blame them. Its the work less and chop more mentality of our politicians that is causing all this.

See as nija govt turn university education to child's play

ebucha: Selfish, un-innovative,researchless copy-and-paste liars who prefare to lazy about in the name of strike and receive fat unmerited salaries every month end.

Did nigeria senators, house of rep and political office holder merit their wages and allowance?

Use your brain

[quote author=ayodeji752]Only an insane student would tell ASUU to continue with d strike. ASUU is lying[/U JUST INSULTED ME'. ]

abu12:

Did nigeria senators, house of rep and political office holder merit their wages and allowance?

Use your brain

Am using my brain. Start using yours please.

abu12:

Did nigeria senators, house of rep and political office holder merit their wages and allowance?

Use your brain

bro u cnt compare politicians to our lecturers, if them want earn like them make them go buy form, e no easy to win election 4 naija o u cn imagine APGA selling governorship ticket 4 10m for male nd 5m for female dats nt d money u would use for loby nd campaign o guy even if u na politician u no go recover ur cash 1st. Abeg make ASUU go boil stone

ayodeji752: Only an insane student would tell ASUU to continue with d strike. ASUU is lying

it is you that is insane. Let ASSU call off the strike without govt honouring the agreement and by two yrs again the same assu go back to another indefinite strike you will come back and say this assu are not serious, let the strike continue, let them fight and end it no going back assu have been fighting and runing this time no running let them end it once and for all

Sleekydee: Hehehehehe, The caption shulda bin...UNSERIOUS STUDENT DON'T WANT US TO END ASUU STRIKE.....

u just spoke my mind bro.it is quite painful dat some student are happy wit d strike

prem love: it is you that is insane. Let ASSU call off the strike without govt honouring the agreement and by two yrs again the same assu go back to another indefinite strike you will come back and say this assu are not serious, let the strike continue, let them fight and end it no going back assu have been fighting and runing this time no running let them end it once and for all

my broda if u be one of those unserioce studnt better no say we the seriouce ones want the strike to end with immediate effect...nd government should at least call ASUU by now cos it seems ASUU are now tired of the strike the way fagie is speakin now...government should at least give them 200billion nd stay put with the 30billion....we should all be against increment in recurrent expenditure with the millions of our youth being jobless

Mr.Fagge just b'cos we are on strike doesn't mean our brain has shut down,you are lying and u knw it...mtchew...

amedave: bro u cnt compare politicians to our lecturers, if them want earn like them make them go buy form, e no easy to win election 4 naija o u cn imagine APGA selling governorship ticket 4 10m for male nd 5m for female dats nt d money u would use for loby nd campaign o guy even if u na politician u no go recover ur cash 1st. Abeg make ASUU go boil stone

tufiakwa
*spits thick phlegm on his head*
evil nigerian
God,pls remove this kind of men from our country.

Students dont want their proposed change as much as they want to go back to school.

Not the best title to me.Strike go def end one day

fr3do:

tufiakwa
*spits thick phlegm on his head*
evil nigerian
God,pls remove this kind of men from our country.

pls brother i didnt insult any1 when i made my comment and we all are entitled to our opinion. Wat am sayin is tis, if we want our politicians to stop d huge allowances as most ppl claim then we the masses must work on ourself. Our political structure must be reformed. Read what i wrote carefully, hw can u say sm1 who want to serve his ppl should buy governorship ticket for 10 million naira, pls be honest is it right? Afterward that same person will start to lobby to secure the primaries then start the main campaign... The fact remains politicians are stil very different from our lecturers, hw many of these lecturers payed 10 million to purchase employment form...none of them so they should never compare with these people..am nt against them seeking beta pay bt my issue is they needn't mention politicians in d quest for that, simple because they are nt mates

ifeanyi_ja: Students don’t want us to end strike – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it is continuing its nationwide strike on the advice of university students.

In a telephone interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, the President of the union, Dr. Isa Fagge, said  students were tired of the incessant industrial actions by the university lecturers due to the Federal Government’s failure to implement the agreement it had with ASUU since 2009.

Fagge said the union had decided to heed the advice of the students to continue the strike until the Federal Government fully implemented the agreement.

“Our students have come out to say they don’t want us to call off the strike until the Federal Government answers us, because they don’t want us to call off now and later we go back to strike again. So, we are heeding the advice of our students,” he said.

On the complaint by the Federal Government that it lacked the funds to implement the agreement, Fagge said it was not all about money, noting that government did not need funds to start implementing some parts of the agreement.

“There are issues and agreement they can implement without money. Why don’t they begin with those ones?” he asked.

He added that it was unfortunate that the government had pulled out of dialogue with ASUU, stating that the union would not be intimidated.

He said, “Now, government has pulled out of the dialogue. We thought we were the ones going on strike, but now government has also gone on strike.”

Last Thursday, university students under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian Students reportedly staged a peaceful protest in Ado-Ekiti and flayed the Federal Government for failing to honour the agreement it had with ASUU since 2009.

The students, who were from public universities, threatened to disrupt activities of private universities, adding that the government was not bothered about their plight because children of government officials were studying either in private universities or studying overseas.

The university lecturers began an indefinite strike on July 1 and have been demanding full implementation of the agreement ASUU had with the Federal Government in 2009, which among other things include the UNESCO-recommended 26 per cent budgetary allocation for education. However, the government said it could not implement the agreement, and is seeking re-negotiation.

The Federal Government, last Wednesday, accused ASUU of being unrealistic by continuing its nationwide strike and asked it to rethink its demands, considering other commitments government has.
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, who gave government’s position on the strike when he briefed journalists at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council, said apart from security, education was one of the sectors the government had expended a lot of money on.

 PUNCH

at Sunday, September 08, 201

The last time i checked ASUU was d 1st to pull out of negotiation nt fg now them they use style they beg 4 negotiation, i love Jona nd his crew them sabi naija too much. B4 ASUU go call of strike no be dia eye. If i be Jona make the strike continue cos em entire relative no dy naija xo he has ntin to loss... ASUU should come to their senses, they should remember they forced fg under Musa to sign that aggrement musa neva wntd to cos em knw say e difficult to implement if nt y em no do am when em sign am. At least rome wasn't built in a day nd ASUU must remember tis is NIGERIA wat works in oda countries dnt work here, i remember reading ASUU sayin Ghana went on 15 months strike afterward their education became standard...try am 4 naija even 24 month wouldnt make a different remember we are the GAINT of Africa. 1 more tin i want ASUU to note is with d reconcilation meet in PDP ending in deadlock it means Jona has no business with ASUU until his 2015 presidential ambition has little or no restriction again because as it is nw his ambition nd d crisis in PDP is more important to him...so if ASUU get sense make them collect dat 30 billion nw or else once we enta 2014 them go pocket am back 4 2015 elections, i trust naija youths na only mouth we go fit make if e happen none of us can take to the street being very honest nd realistic, so if ASUU xo care for the stdnt as they claim they shld av a retink atleast half bread is beta than biscuit..lng live naija stdnts