The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that the one-month warning strike that began on February 14 will not be called off.
Emmanuel Osodeke, the union’s president, said on Channels TV on Monday that the union will not back down from its strike since the federal government had regularly broken commitments made to the union over the years.
The union stated that at this moment, it does not want promises from the government, but rather action.
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“They have been promising us for the previous nine years or so, but once the strike is done, they relapse.”
As a result, our coworkers are fed up with promises that aren’t kept.
“Actions are what we’re looking for.”
He explained that many schools have not missed any academic year in spite of the strike actions by ASUU, stressing that members of the union have sacrificed for the country’s educational system.
He noted that many lecturers have not gone on leave for years as they try to meet up with the calendar, contrary to insinuations that Nigerian lecturers are being paid for doing nothing.
Osodeke further explained that lecturers are paid for the work done, saying that anybody who says ASUU is paid after the strike, is telling a lie.
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He opined that if the Federal Government had followed their own part of the deal, ASUU would not have gone on strike.
The ASUU President admitted that the students have the right to protest what they believe is wrong, but explained that ASUU is not moved by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) planned protest.
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