…Says Nigerian Government Ignored Them Since Last Meeting
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says it has not backed down on the ultimatum it gave the Federal Government on embarking on strike action.
It warned that it has not heard anything from the federal government since they both met last Thursday.
ASUU had earlier given the federal government an ultimatum following the failure of the government to fulfill some of the agreements it made with the union in 2020.
The government had promised to pay the N30billion revitalisation fund to universities while also agreeing to release N22.1 billion earned allowances to university workers.
The National President of the Union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, also lamented the pressure placed by the government on members of the union as regards joining the Integrated Personnel Payment Information System.
The ultimatum made the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to invite the ASUU President, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed; and Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, among others for a meeting.
At the end of the last week meeting, the government had reportedly promised to pay ASUU this week.
But Osodeke explained on Tuesday that the Federal government was yet to make any move.
He said the federal government had not commenced payment and had not reached out after the meeting.
“Since that meeting, we have not heard from the Federal Government. But our ultimatum still stands. We gave the government three weeks and one week has passed; they are left with two weeks,” Osodeke explained.
