Following the alleged inability of the Federal Government to fulfil its part of agreement signed with Academic Union of University (ASUU) in 2009, the union, on Thursday, began the process that may lead to nationwide industrial action anytime soon.
Daily Sun reliably gathered that the leadership of the ASUU has begun collation of signatures of members through referenda which would determine the type of strike (weeks, months or indefinite) that may commence few days from now if all things are equal.
Daily Sun reliably gathered that the leadership of the ASUU has begun collation of signatures of members through referenda which would determine the type of strike (weeks, months or indefinite) that may commence few days from now if all things are equal.
Some of the prayers of the union which led to almost a year strike action in 2013 include but not limited to academic allowances, change of pension administrators, remittance of needs assessment funds, issue of staff and possible renegotiation of condition of service.
Speaking to this correspondent in his office shortly after his branch’s referendum, former Welfare Secretary, ASUU, Kaduna State University, Mallam Ahmad Buba urged the federal government to fulfil its part of the 2009 agreement quickly added that, going into another strike action now will further deteriorate the country educational system.
According to him, the union leaders had tried everything possible to help the government, but that has not yielded expected results. Hence the need to dust the suspended strike embarked upon just few years ago.
According to Buba, “The union has, over time revolving and unlike before, they now collect members’ view when it comes to critical issues like this. That means, the outcome of the referenda which is simultaneously going on across the country will determine whether the strike will be one week, two weeks, months or indefinite.
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