The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike over the implementation of the 2009 agreement between the union and the federal government.
Lagos zonal coordinator of the union, Mr. Olusoji Sowande, who disclosed this at a press conference on Tuesday in Lagos, said the strike was necessary because so many issues in the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement were still pending.
He said other issues that necessitated the strike include Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on funding of state universities, exclusion of Nigerian universities from Pension Management Company and non-release of NEEDS Assessment Intervention Fund, among others.
“The review of the agreement should have been undertaken in 2012 and 2015 but that did not happen. The implication is that our union has shown enough patriotism and understanding on these matters in the last four years.
“We are perplexed and disappointed that both the federal and state governments are not responding to our consistent appeals to bring about genuine transformation in the education sector.
“It is unfortunate that the only language government appears to respect and listens to is that of industrial action like strike,’’ he said.
