The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given the federal government one week to resolve its disagreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) or face a nationwide strike by its members.
Sunday Adedayo, the president of NANS, issued the ultimatum in Sokoto shortly after signing the association’s revised 40-year constitution at the Government House in the presence of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.
“The students’ union has given the federal government until February 28th to meet and resolve the issue with ASUU or face an unprecedented national mass action by Nigerian students,” Adedayo said.
“The attitude of the federal government is unfortunate and condemnable for playing hide and seek with ASUU since 1999 when they signed the agreement with the academic union.
Federal Government has bastardized the education system at the primary and secondary level and NANS is not going to open its eyes and watch the government destroy the tertiary education”.
In his speech, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities to find a way to resolve their disagreement without going on strike for an extended period.
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Tambuwal also urged the federal government to find a way to meet ASUU’s demands despite the country’s economic difficulties.
Recall that, The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the federal government to sign and implement the renegotiated 2009 agreement reached with the union or contend with the consequences of an indefinite strike.
The Chairperson of ASUU, Imo State University, (IMSU) Owerri, Augustine Odinakachukwu Ejiogu made the call on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at a press briefing in Owerri, Imo State capital.
Ejiogu disclosed that in the March 2020 Memorandum of Action (MoA), it was specified that N30billion offered by the federal government as part of the N220billion tranche be paid to the universities on or before January 31, 2021.
Ejiogu regretted that the federal government is yet to implement the agreement, adding that the government has also failed to pay the Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) for excess workload as agreed. He noted that the EAA payment for May 2021 to date was still outstanding in federal and some state universities.
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