BREAKING: Strike Looms as ASUU Issues 14-Day Ultimatum to FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Nigerian government.

In a statement on Monday, ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, a professor, said the decision was reached at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the University of Abuja on Sunday, 28 September.

ASUU said it has adopted several methods of negotiating with the government, including letters, reminders and protests, but none have worked.

“Accordingly, ASUU has given the Federal Government of Nigeria an Ultimatum of fourteen (14) days within which to address these issues,” the statement said.

“For the past three months, ASUU has mentioned these issues at both the National, Zonal and Branch levels. For the past three months, these issues have been debated and combated in the media and other platforms.”

Should the government fail to address the issues at the end of the 14-day ultimatum, the union said it would first embark on a two-week warning strike and thereafter, a total and indefinite strike.

A source within ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) revealed on Monday that the federal government had requested a three-week grace period as President Bola Tinubu was travelling for his annual leave in France.

However, the grace period has expired, and ASUU is yet to hear from the government.

The source said ASUU chapters had held a referendum and most had voted in favour of a strike action, but the NEC decided to extend the grace period by an additional two weeks before a strike action.

SOURCE: PREMIUM TIMES