The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday announced its plan to embark on a nationwide strike following what is described as the destruction of trust in the 2009 agreement by the Federal Government.
The union accused the Nigerian government of failing to honour its long-standing agreement on the revitalisation and proper funding of Nigeria’s public universities across the country.
Christopher Piwuna, the union’s president while speaking at a press brrifing at the University of Jos on Thursday said ASUU members have endured years of broken promises from the FG.
Piwuna said ASUU would be forced to embark on strike action due to delay tactics adopted by the government.
He also listed that loads of unresolved issues with the FG include the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement, outstanding salary arrears, withheld promotions, and the welfare of retired lecturers.
The ASUU president alleged that the Federal Government has done nothing but turned deaf ears to the union’s pleas.
“As always, it is the FGN that has consistently pushed our union to embark on a strike action, and it is clear that ASUU may have no other option than to embark on an action to press the FGN to listen to our demands and do the needful
“The government made promises on these issues. Regrettably, we are here today to inform the Nigerian public, through you, that these undisputed issues could lead to a crisis in our educational sector have met, as with other consequences, nothing but the same response,” he said.
