The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday declared a two-week warning strike, alleging federal government’s reluctance to meet their demands, despite efforts by federal government officials to meet with the union to avert the action.
The warning strike, which commences midnight yesterday, was announced by the National President of the union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, while briefing newsmen in Abuja, though another academic staff union in the university system, the Congress of University Academics, CONUA, said its members would be at their desks, as there was no reason for them to go on strike.
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, his counterpart in the Labour Ministry, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, immediately convened a meeting with the union officials who, it was learned, remained evasive last night.
Declaring the position of ASUU, Piwuna said the action became necessary because FG failed to meet their demands after a 14-day ultimatum earlier issued lapsed.