The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is not embarking on industrial action from Tuesday, a member of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the union has said.

The NEC member, who is also the Chairman of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, chapter, Dr. Dele Ashiru, in a chat with Vanguard on Monday, explained that there are steps and processes for the union to embark on strike.

He, however, agreed that the union gave the Federal Government up till Tuesday, August 31, to meet some demands.

According to Ashiru, “Yes, we gave the government till the end of this month to meet some demands of ours.

“However, assuming that the demands are not met within the stipulated period, we won’t just begin an industrial action that same day.

“The reason is that ASUU is not a one-man union and is not run like a one-man show. If the demands are not met, the national leadership would call a meeting of NEC and report back to it.

"It is at that NEC meeting that the next step would be decided on. As we talk now, no NEC meeting has been called and so the likelihood of a strike starting on Tuesday is not there.

“Our demands from the government are just three. We want the government to sign and implement the renegotiated agreement we have with them;

“That the government should also mainstream our Academic Earned Allowances and to pay the N40 billon Revitalisation Fund,” he explained.

Recall that the union and the FG had a face-off that led to a nine-month strike by ASUU last year.

The strike was called off last December, but up until now most of the promises made by the government are yet to be fulfilled.

Other issues that union wants the government to address are the implementation of the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System, IPPIS, and the proliferation of universities, especially by state governments in the face of poor funding.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/were-not-starting-strike-tomorrow-ASUU/

Omo

Trust Nigerian politicians at your own peril!
Below, is what the "Honourable" Speaker of the House said, 10months ago

“I will not sign off on a budget that does not meet the reasonable demands of the ASUU, to which Government has already acceded.

Yet, ASUU is still beating the drum of strike today because nothing has been done

ASUU sef

ASUU strike is one of the reasons Why many youths(students) are into Internet fraud.
They are just frustrating students.

Ok. Terrible Government

These guys should do the needfull, conduct the NEC meeting and let's know the way forward. We know the FG is very irresponsible and won't fulfil any agreement until coaxed by another strike action.

Let them strike this strike once and for all and stop playing with people's future

na wah for this ASUU vs fg matter wey no dey end o

SULTAN22:
ASUU strike is one of the reasons Why many youths(students) are into Internet fraud.
They are just frustrating students.

DTS not a reason for the increasing rate of internet fraud..I can agree with high poverty and rising unemployment but strike isnt a valid reason

paulolee:

DTS not a reason for the increasing rate of internet fraud..I can agree with high poverty and rising unemployment but strike isnt a valid reason

I said "one the reasons". There are many reasons why boys are into cyber fraud, for me ASUU strike is one of those reasons.
I know boys in my street that took part in fraudulent activities during that 2020 ASUU strike.