The president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, in a statement explained the decision behind declaring an indefinite strike.
ASUU reasons
ASUU claims that its decision to continue the ongoing strike indefinitely is due to the failure of the federal government to
- Release the balance of the agreed tranche of revitalization funds for Nigerian universities after over one year.
- Tend the white paper report by the visitation panel to universities.
- Incorporate the use of the University Transparency Accountability System (UTAS) for the payment of salaries and allowances of lecturers under the union.
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ASUU has been on strike since February 14th, following the federal government’s failure to address the university’s union demands. The lectures union demanded for a: “Renegotiation of the ASUU-FGN 2009 agreement; release of revitalization funds for universities; deployment of the University Transparency Accountability System for the payment of salaries and allowances of university lecturers; release of earned allowances; and the release of the white paper report of the visitation panels to universities.”
- Several unions in the country, including Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) pleaded ASUU’s cause to the federal government.
- The federal government stance according to the Minister of Education Adamu Adamu was that it had met the union demand except the payment of 6 months’ salary arrears.