By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
Following the expiration of the one-month warning strike, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Friday, stated that the National Executive Council (NEC) will determine the next line of action on Sunday.
Stonix News had reported that ASUU went on a one-month warning strike on February 15 to compel the Federal Government to implement the signed agreement it reached with the union in 2021.
Responding to an enquiry on Channels TV Sunrise Daily as regards ASUU’s next move after the expiration of the one-month warning strike on Sunday, National President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, said only NEC could decide in its next meeting.
He said ordinarily, the strike shouldn’t have lasted beyond a week if the Federal Government has been keen in resolving the impasse.
“This strike shouldn’t have lasted more than one week if the government has taken it seriously.
“If those who were mandated to resolve the issues were serious like I told you, it wouldn’t have lasted more than three days.
“When we had little problem in Ukraine where the sons of the rich are schooling, it didn’t take them two days to bring out 8 million US dollars to bring them home.
“But our students in Nigeria are all at home because of minor issue, it’s taking four weeks and the government is not responding.
“That is our system. Because those are the children of the rich, those who are in power, they were brought home immediately.
“But the children of the ordinary Nigerians, who are on the street here, who cannot afford to go outside, four weeks strike for minor issue we can’t resolve within one week; they are not interested.
“ASUU has a system and we follow the system. The strike was declared by the NEC of ASUU.
“The NEC will meet at the expiration of the four weeks, review what has happened and take a decision. We don’t take decisions for our members,” he noted.
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