ASUU To Begin One Week Warning Strike Oct 2nd

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.