The Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, has explained why it called off it’s over one-month
industrial action.
ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi,
disclosed that the decision was reached after an extensive consultation process
with relevant stakeholders.
In a statement he signed,
Ogunyemi, said the body took into cognizance major proposals from government.
Ogunyemi, however, placed a
deadline of October ending for government to meet up with its promises.
The statement reads in part: “After
an elaborate and extensive consultation process, the National Executive Council
(NEC) of ASUU has agreed to conditionally suspend the ongoing action, taking
into cognizance that major proposals from government to address the contending
issues in the strike action has a deadline of the end of October, 2017.
“All members of ASUU are to
resume work after their branch congresses tomorrow, 19th September, 2017.
However, ASUU will not hesitate to review its position should government
reneges on the signed Memorandum of Action.
“As a Union of intellectuals,
ASUU shall not relent in confronting all human and artificial barriers to a
transformed university education for the betterment of Nigerians and our dear
Nation. For us, this may be a life-time project. We owe it to prosperity, for
the sake of our children and their children’s children.
“We thank all Nigerians for their
understanding of the irrepressible concern and concerted efforts of ASUU for an
educational system and Nigeria of our dream.
“In particular, our appreciation
goes to members of the Press and our dear students who at various stages
engaged ASUU leadership for clarifications on the basis of our struggle.
Together we can make Nigerian universities enviable. Until and unless this
happens, ASUU will not rest.”
This promise and fail government will not fulfil her promised made. So ASUU should just resume get their September and October salaries, then the mother of all ASUU strikes will begin.
ReplyDeleteGovernment of ZOO.
i surport the motionn and step ASUU took because the government we are in today is the type of promise and fail government, it is said that without a step there is no victory as ASUU has taken a step it will favour them the government we are in now is obsecured.
ReplyDeletewe need to light the candle at both end in some cases for us to be victorious. anyway the strike is suspended and we student can go back to school.