The Academic Staff Union Of Universities, ASUU, has warned
that the Federal Government should be held responsible for any industrial
unrest in Nigeria‘s public universities.
ASUU issued the warning in a statement signed by the union’s
Federal University, Dutse, FUD, Chairman, Comrade Dr Salim Ahmad.
The union noted that over the past four years, Nigeria’s
public universities have been in a state of industrial disharmony, leading to
two costly and avoidable strike actions.
“The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities
has made several concerted efforts to dialogue with government officials,
including the President, with a view to addressing the outstanding issues in
the agreement and the various memoranda signed between the Union and the
Federal Government.
” Unfortunately, the Tinubu administration, like the
Buhari’s, has been unyielding.
“The nonchalant attitude of the administration to our
legitimate and reasonable demands compelled the National Executive Council
(NEC) of ASUU, following wide consultations, to convene a meeting at the
University of Ibadan from 17th to 18th August, 2024, where it exhaustively
deliberated on the contending issues and resolved to give a 21-day ultimatum to
the Federal Government of Nigeria to address them.
“This ultimatum was duly communicated to the government
through the Minister of Education via a letter dated 20th August, 2024,” the
statement said.
The statement added that after the expiration of the 21-day
ultimatum, the Federal Government has not demonstrated any genuine commitment
to address the issues in contention.
ASUU said failure of the Federal Government to meet the
monetary and non-monetary demands of the union is brewing industrial disharmony
in Nigeria’s public universities.
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