ASUU Freshly Gives Update On Planned Nationwide Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confirmed that its National Executive Council will meet at the University of Lagos on February 12 and 13.

According to the union, if no step is taken by the Federal Government by then, the lecturers would embark on strike.

ASUU is requesting that the Federal Government implements the Memorandum of Action it signed with the union last year.

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The Chairman of the Kwara State University branch, Malete, Dr Salau Sheu, claims the government has been avoiding its responsibility by asking ministers to oversee the implementation of the MoA.

Sheu said, “It is wrong for President Muhammadu Buhari to assign two ministers to oversee the implementation of the Memorandum of Action signed last year with ASUU.

“First, the assigned ministers are not part of the agreement. Only the ministers of Finance and Education took part of the agreement.

“ASUU is having its National Executive Council meeting at the University of Lagos on February 12 and 13.

“If nothing is done by the government between now and then, the lecturers may go on strike.”