THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has said its members are still consulting on the next line of action as the ultimatum it gave the Federal Government to meet their demands expired in the early hours of Wednesday.

The PUNCH had on Monday reported exclusively ASUU’s readiness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement signed with the union.

The union gave the government till end of August (Tuesday) to reach out or it would activate the procedure of embarking on strike.

The union’s President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, had claimed that the FG no longer picked its calls.

ASUU had further explained that the ultimatum would expire on midnight of Tuesday, following which a meeting of its National Executive Council would be convened to decide the next line of action.

But after the expiration of the ultimatum on Wednesday, Osodeke again told The PUNCH that a decision on the next line of action had not been taken.

“We are still meeting to know the next line of action; there are consultations going on,” he said.
While the nation is waiting to know the union’s next line of action, however, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, in an interview with The PUNCH, said the Ministry of Education, being their employers, was the one in talks with the university’s teachers, and not his ministry.

He said he was aware that the Ministry of Education and ASUU set up a committee that had since submitted its report. He said it was left for the ministry to get back to the Federal Government if it agreed with the recommendations made.

Ngige said, “The Ministry of Labour and Employment is not ASUU’s employer. It is the Ministry of Education, their employer that they are in talks with.”

You can’t dissociate self, ASUU tells minister
But Osodeke said Ngige cannot dissociate himself from the issue on the ground.

He said, “The Minister of Labour; he cannot disassociate himself from the issues on the ground. He keeps saying he is just a reconciliatory. You chaired a meeting, you tried to broker peace and then there was a conclusion and it has not been implemented. You can’t disassociate yourself from it.

“If anything happens, he is the one who will run to the industrial court; he is the one who will implement the court process. So, how can he disassociate himself? He can’t."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/strike-were-still-consulting-says-ASUU/%3famp

Ngige should be sacked. I wonder why Buhari will not fire him maybe until the entire labour force is paralysed, a female minister of labour will not behave like this Nnewi man who doesn't care

Damnnn niggar
Isoright .....

Strike here and there

Nigeria education system is crushed ! My advise to young chaps is to get as many digital skills as possible . Just imagine struggling through 4/5 years and you end in an economy where Naira is weak asf .. Please in all you do , get a digital skill .
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Super strikers

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Buhari is anti-education

Ok noted

If there's a law in this country that all politicians children who are still in school must attend public schools in Nigeria before their parents are sworn into any public office, I swear Nigeria for better!

NONSENSE! From 12 midnight ultimatum to we are still consulting. A problem that Obasanjo failed to solve, late Yar'dau couldn't solve, Jonathan couldn't even solve then all of a sudden if Buhari doesn't solve it then he is incompetent.

Unionism has been politicalized already and no one takes unionism or unionists seriously again. The various union leaders in the country now want cuts from the cake. Don't be surprised if after the consultation nothing happens. I guess they're buying time for some envelopes to round.

Unionism died in Nigeria after Oshomole left NLC as its leader.

Not that I want them to go on strike o! But it seems this ASUU chairman is a bit indecisive..

Wetin concern me..

*Na when you graduate from university you go know say your papa no get any connection.*

Thread seen..

Buhari na Taliban
They no wan school

ASUU should learn to stay by their word.
Now buhari will think they are not serious.

What is wrong with these blockheads in power. What?
ASUU SHOULD SEEK ANOTHER MEANS OF DIALOGUE Other than strike. Students are tired .

ASUU please no strike for now bikonu.

The soldiers should be sent to flog this jobless, rabble rousers disturbing this government with strike noise,
There leader must be a southerner

Ngige is just a big fool. No cap
Dude has bungled the issue of doctors strike and is trying to run from ASUU. I think say im get 2 heads? Goat!

Please strike, we no dey go school again

Ricky97:
Buhari is anti-education

The man no go school so weting you expect

THIS ASUU CHAIR DON CASH OUT. He is following the steps of his NLC Boss.

Arsenal should just sign ASUU, to strike for them.

benuejosh:
NONSENSE! From 12 midnight ultimatum to we are still consulting. A problem that Obasanjo failed to solve, late Yar'dau couldn't solve, Jonathan couldn't even solve then all of a sudden if Buhari doesn't solve it then he is incompetent.

Unionism has been politicalized already and no one takes unionism or unionists seriously again. The various union leaders in the country now want cuts from the cake. Don't be surprised if after the consultation nothing happens. I guess they're buying time for some envelopes to round.


Unionism died in Nigeria after Oshomole left NLC as its leader.

Your hammer good; straight to the brain!

Greedy people

He said "Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen"

We already know your next course of action..
Academicians that cannot be innovative.
This is to show how useless, ineffective and ineffectual our education system is.
Why not consider an alternative that isn’t detrimental to the future of your students?
And you expect they won’t “japa” to a better society? Especially after the stress to just go to school?

Y’all should do your worst.. It won’t pass strike!!

professors u rig election in favour of illiterate president and now it bounce at u big tym

taiwofawole:
Nigeria education system is crushed ! My advise to young chaps is to get as many digital skills as possible . Just imagine struggling through 4/5 years and you end in an economy where Naira is weak asf .. Please in all you do , get a digital skill .
Kindly check this thread to see some useful skill you can learn
https://www.nairaland.com/6727248/freelancer-today-learn-concept-web

I want to learn

Last last na strike

ASUU don't have balls

Ordinary strike is too hard for the m

Buhari will kill all sectors before leaving for Daura.