The Academic Staff Union of Universities has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the government on a 21-day notice.
Journalists in Abuja were informed of the situation on Monday by sources in the ASUU National Executive Council.
A copy is anticipated to be forwarded to the Federal Ministries of Labor and Education. The notice was issued following the conclusion of the NEC meeting, which took place at the University of Ibadan.
“It is not an ultimatum but a strike notice. We are giving them 21 days’ notice, after which we shall embark on strike.
Recall that ASUU had threatened to go on strike in response to the federal government’s failure to carry out agreements.
In an effort to resolve the outstanding problems impacting universities and prevent the impending strike, Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, sent an invitation to the union to a meeting on June 26.
The national president of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke who spoke on the outcome of the meeting said the agreements reached with the Federal Government had not been implemented.
The ASUU president said some of the demands included the non-implementation of the 2009 re-negotiated agreements.
He said the agreements had lingered for over six years, and the government had yet to implement them.
Osodeke said the academic allowances due to their members had also accumulated for over six years, and nothing had been done about it.
On the issue of the revitalisation fund, he said they agreed on the Needs Assessment Report to raise N200 billion yearly for five years.
