The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day strike warning ultimatum to the Federal Government to address its demands.
The ultimatum is the union’s third in the last three months as the varsity lecturers push for resolution of the dispute which dates back to 2009.
ASUU is demanding funding for the revitalisation of public universities, partly captured in the 2023 budget, payment of Earned Academic Allowances, release of unpaid salaries for staff on sabbatical, payment of its members’ salaries withheld over the 2022 strike, and the adoption of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as a replacement for Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s Draft Agreement of 2021.
“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,” the statement read.
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