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.
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