The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has begun a two- week warning nationwide strike with effect from Monday, March, 9. Many students have expressed their displeasure about the development which they stressed will apparently tamper with their Academic calendar. The union's National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, made this public at end of the National Executive Council meeting (NEC) held at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT).
Ogunyemi said the strike was to compel the federal government to implement the agreements and resolutions of Memorandum of Action discussed in the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement, the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the 2017 Memorandum of Action (MoU), all of which have not been implemented.
“Having discussed the provisions in the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement, the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding and the 2017 Memorandum of Action which have not been implemented, NEC resolved to embark on two weeks warning strike action with effect from Monday 9th March 2020, to compel the Government to implement the agreement and resolution,” Ogunyemi stated.
Many students however poured their anger at ASUU accusing them chasing their personal agenda with their adamant refusal to join the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, all at the detriment of the students whose Academic calendar would be distorted owing to the strike. Titilope, a 200l student of Biochemistry of the University of Lagos told vigil360 that this incessant strike action by ASUU often leads to unnecessary elongation of their stay on campus. she urged the Federal government to take an urgent step in resolving the impasse between it and ASUU.
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