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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called a complete, thorough, and indefinite strike, citing the Federal Government's apparent inability to address its requests directly.

The union's leadership stated that the indefinite strike began at 12:01 a.m. on Monday.

On Monday, ASUU made the decision at the end of an emergency National Executive Council meeting at the ASUU secretariat at the University of Abuja.

"In light of the foregoing, and after thorough debates on the Government's reaction to the resolution of 14th February, 2022 thus far, NEC determined that the Union's requests had not been effectively met."

"As a result, the NEC agreed to convert the roll-over strike to a comprehensive, entire, and indefinite strike action commencing at 12.01 a.m. on Monday, August 29th, 2022," ASUU said in a statement signed by its President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, on Monday night in Abuja.

The union stated that it will continue to work on the full execution of the December 23, 2020 Memorandum of Action for the rapid restoration of industrial peace in Nigeria's public institutions.

It also stated that it was still open to sensible engagements, as it has always been.

"NEC appreciated the previous and ongoing efforts of distinguished Nigerians and NGOs to intervene in the lingering dispute."

"As we have always done, our Union is open to fair engagements." "However, ASUU remains committed to fully implementing the 23rd December, 2020 Memorandum of Action for the rapid restoration of industrial peace at Nigeria's public institutions," the union said in a statement.

The ASUU NEC lamented that the union had been subjected to a high degree of deception over the previous five and a half years as the Federal Government engaged ASUU in unproductive and never-ending negotiations with no show of fidelity.

The union, which expressed dissatisfaction with government agents, chastised Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, for willful untruth and manipulation of facts in order to score cheap political benefits.

"It is disappointing to think that a Minister whose job it is to tackle the problem can turn around and lead in this ignoble business of misrepresenting facts and deceiving Nigerians overnight."

"The Minister of Education's disdain for questions about the ongoing ASUU strike at his distasteful Press Conference on Thursday, 18th August, 2022 lends credence to the widespread suspicion that the current Government never believed in saving public universities from the misfortunes that have befallen Nigeria's public primary and secondary schools," ASUU said.

"NEC noticed with sadness that the Union had undergone a lot of deception at the highest level in the previous five and a half years as the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) engaged ASUU in pointless and endless negotiation without a demonstration of absolute loyalty," the statement adds. In 2017,Under the presidency of Dr. Wale Babalakin, the Federal Government formed a committee to revise the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement. Dr. Babalakin was succeeded in December 2020 by Professor Emeritus Munzali Jibril, following three years of unsuccessful negotiations. In May 2021, the Renegotiation Committee drafted and submitted a draft agreement to the Federal Government. It is unfortunate that the Federal Government made no meaningful steps to sign the agreement or begin implementation until the 14th of February, 2022, when the continuing strike began. The Federal Government recreated the committee only after the strike began, with Professor Emeritus Nimi Briggs named Chairman to lead the Government Team.

indefinite strike after 7 months strike? ASUU are selfish and FG too is wicked.

tayewomi:
indefinite strike after 7 months strike?
ASUU are selfish and FG too is wicked.

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