The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said the union will not hesitate to end its seven- month old strike given some conditions.
The ASUU president , Prof Emmanuel Osodeke made this known in Abuja, on Friday at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education tagged: ‘The Locked Gates of our Citadels -A National Emergency.’
Recall that the Federal Government recently sued ASUU at the industrial court in an attempt to end the strike which started in February.
Osodeke said that on all issues they have been fighting for, they have given the government a minimum that they can accept, but they have not responded on the issue of revitalisation, on the issue of earned allowance and on issues that they have all discussed.
He said that they negotiated and agreed that they should sign, and it is a simple thing that can take not more than one day.
On UTAS and IPPIS, ASUU asked the government to release the report of the test they did and present it to them and they will take the one that came out first as they agreed. He also said they have given them the minimum they want , which he also said can be done in a day if there is a will.
He stated that if the government loves the country, these children and their parents, then they should come to the table and let them resolve these issues in one day. He said that they are open to the idea of an open meeting so that Nigerians will see what they are discussing.
The ASUU president expressed sadness over the lingering strike, which resulted in the government taking the union to court. He said suing the union was not an option, as it would further worsen the situation of students and tertiary education in the country.
