Following the indefinite strike embarked by the
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),
last Monday, the union, Sunday, disclosed that
it will not suspend the industrial action, unless
the Federal Government accedes to the
agreement it reached with it in 2009. This is
even as the union debunked reports on some
social and online media that it has suspended
its one-week old strike.
Speaking with Vanguard, ASUU Chairman,
University of Lagos (UNILAG), Chapter, Dr.
Karo Ogbinaka said: “The strike is still ongoing.
We have not suspended or called-off the
strike. Perhaps, before we do that, a National
Executive Council (NEC) meeting must be held,
then, the resolutions of the meeting will be
made known to all chapters of the union,”
adding, “The indefinite and total strike will
continue, except government meets our
demands.”
Meanwhile, FG through its Ministry of
Education led by Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufain will
Monday, meet with stakeholders in the
industry, which included Vice Chancellors of
Federal universities and their Governing
Councils, together with interested Vice
Chancellors of State and Private universities.
However, at the time of filing this report, full
details of agenda for the meeting was not
made known. It would recalled that the union
had last Monday, called out its members on an
indefinite industrial action over what it termed
government’s failure to honour the Academic
Earned Allowance (AEA) which formed a
component of the 2009 agreement the
government signed with the union.