ASUU threatens strike, gives FG 21-day notice

According to The PUNCH, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has given the federal government 21 days' notice before going on a statewide strike. 

On Monday, our correspondent in Abuja received confirmation of the development from sources within the ASUU National Executive Council. 

A copy of the notification was sent to the Federal Ministries of Labour and Education after the NEC meeting, which was held at the University of Ibadan, concluded.

“It is not an ultimatum but a strike notice. We are giving them 21 days’ notice, after which we shall embark on strike.

The national president of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke who spoke on the outcome of the meeting said the agreements reached with the Federal Government had not been implemented.

“At the meeting called by the Minister of Education, we agreed that after two weeks, we will meet to see the progress the government has made.

“We will also see what we will do next if the government fail to implement the agreements reached.”

One of the requests, according to the ASUU president, was to not implement the agreements that were renegotiated in 2009. 

He added that the agreements had been around for more than six years and that the administration had not yet put them into effect.

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