ASUU to begin a one-week warning strike on October 2nd

The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU
will begin a warning strike from October 2nd.

The
union disclosed this in a statement signed by the
Chairman, University of Abuja chapter of ASUU.

“We have tried to dialogue with the
Federal Government but they have been
playing games with us; we will start with
a warning strike to show them we are not
jokers.

ASUU has being trying to get the
attention of the Federal Government to
intervene in the academic system of
universities across Nigeria but it has all
been abortive.

Consequently, ASUU will give a warning
strike which will start on Oct. 2nd. The
strike will last for one week, and if they do
not give us listening ears, we will start the
indefinite strike in November,” the
statement read.

The academic union has been at loggerheads with
the Federal government over the non-
implementation of its 2009 agreement with the
FG. Among the demands of ASUU includes the
exclusion of Nigerian universities from Pension
Management Company, non-release of NEEDS
Assessment Intervention Fund, funding of state
universities, payment of earned academic
allowance and renegotiation of the
agreements were part of the outstanding issues
that have not also been addressed.