ASUU strike

Nationwide ASUU strike: Union says FG is 

killing education in Nigeria

A nationwide ASUU strike seems inevitable as the 

union goes toe to toe with the federal government

- The union says the government is yet to fulfil its 

part of agreement signed them in 2009

- ASUU has begun to collate signatures from 

members in preparation for the strike

The Nigerian federal government has been unable to honor 

its part of agreement signed with Academic Union of 

University (ASUU) in 2009.

Therefore the union has begun the process that may lead to a 

nationwide strike soon.

According to Daily Sun, ASUU has begun collation of 

signatures of members through referenda which would 

determine the type of strike in terms of time to embark on.

Some of the problems relate to academic allowances, change 

of pension administrators, remittance of needs assessment 

funds, issue of staff and possible renegotiation of condition 

of service.

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READ ALSO: FG begs ASUU over planned strike Former 

Welfare Secretary, ASUU, Kaduna state University, Mallam

 Ahmad Buba urged the federal government to fulfill its part 

of the 2009 agreement to avoid another strike action, which 

will further deteriorate the country educational system.

He said: “The union has, over time revolving and unlike 

before, they now collect members’ view when it comes to 

critical issues like this.

"That means, the outcome of the referenda which is 

simultaneously going on across the country will determine 

whether the strike will be one week, two weeks, months or 

indefinite.

“Like I said, if members say we should go ahead so be it and 

if they said no so be it. We are not antagonising the 

government, but we are only demanding for what we know 

is our right. We have legal team and that means we are not 

doing any illegal thing.

“What we are saying is the 2009 agreement should be 

implemented. We are not asking for too much. We are 

saying pay us our allowances, move our pension from 

administrators currently handling it to Servicom, remit our 

need assessment funds, continue funding our staff schools 

among others.

READ ALSO: FG in ongoing talks with ASUU over 

UNIMAID lecturers abducted by Boko Haram

"Let education gets more budget percentage because it is the 

bedrock of other developments. Let stop brain drain which is 

becoming daily occurrence in our educational system.

"When an Army General retires, he continue enjoying his 

last salary as pension while a Professor will retire and that 

will be the end. Its time to renegotiate all these details for 

our education not to suffer any setback again."

NAIJ.com earlier reported that ASUU has threatened to go 

on an indefinite nationwide strike over it members in Boko 

Haram’s captivity.

The union declared that it may go on strike if its members 

that were abducted by the terrorists are not rescued at the 

expected time.

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This came six days after some members of the University of 

Maiduguri chapter of the union were abducted in an ambush 

by the terrorists in Borno state.

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