The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that the Federal Government’s appeal for the union to suspend its planned warning strike came too late.
The ASUU union criticized the government for its delayed response, noting that the appeal was made just two working days before the strike was set to begin.
ASUU President Chris Piwuna made the remarks on Thursday during an interview on ‘The Morning Brief,’ a programme on Channels Television.
“The problem we have with this government and this Ministry of Education is that they are slow in responding to our demands
“We went for a meeting in Sokoto, and at that time we were about to embark on a strike action. They gave us three weeks, we accepted the three weeks, but we never heard a word from them until the three weeks elapsed — not a word from them, courtesy to even say, ‘Oh gentlemen, we think we are running short, three weeks is around the corner, we are unable to meet with you on so-and-so date.’ Nothing, until we threatened action.
“Yesterday, they appealed to us not to embark on action. Our 2009 agreement — which is still being renegotiated after eight years — remains undone.
“We have not concluded on it, and two working days before a strike action, you come to appeal to us. I think the appeal has come a little too late,” he said.
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