In an attempt to resolve outstanding concerns that have persisted between the two parties, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has once again given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum.
ASUU President Professor Emmanuel Osodeke highlighted the union’s mounting annoyance in a statement issued on Wednesday, citing the government’s persistent tactics of delay and lack of commitment in carrying out previous agreements.
Osodeke stressed that important issues are going unaddressed, which is hurting Nigeria’s education system as a whole, and that the union’s patience is running thin.
ASUU has therefore given President Bola Tinubu’s government till Monday, October 7, to settle these outstanding issues, and has warned that failure to do so could result in major union activities.
The statement read: “In view of the foregoing, ASUU resolves to give the Nigerian Government another 14 days, in addition to the earlier 21 days, beginning from Monday, September 23, 2024, during which all the lingering issues must have been concretely addressed to the satisfaction of the membership of the union.
“The union should not be held responsible for any industrial disharmony that arises from the government’s failure to seize the new opportunity offered by ASUU to nip the looming crisis in the bud.”
Following earlier strikes and talks aimed at enhancing the condition of the country’s universities, the ultimatum represents the most recent move in the ongoing impasse between ASUU and the government.
