The Union gave this warning in Lagos through its President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi.
The Academic Staff Union of
Universities, (ASUU) on Monday, warned President Muhammadu Buhari’s led Federal
Government that its members are running out of patience with its policies on
education.
The Union gave this warning in
Lagos through its President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi.
According to Professor Ogunyemi, “What we have in ASUU is a
bottom-up approach. We will not tell you anything that has not been agreed on by
our members. We have had wide consultations and we are now telling the world
what our members are saying: that they are running out of patience with this
government.
“At this stage, we are only aggregating and telling the world what
they are talking about. And let it not look like ASUU often takes delight in
embarking on strike action.
“We want the world to hear us and appeal to government to honour
agreement reached with ASUU.
“We are not passing votes of no confidence but if any government
is not getting it right policy wise, education wise, governance wise, it is our
responsibility to voice it out,” . Ogunyemi said.
Meanwhile, some of the Union grievances include: lacklustre
implementation of the 2009 ASUU/Federal Government Agreements, non-remittance
of Earned Academic Allowances and non-remittance of N605bn outstanding Needs
Assessment Intervention.
Other are: non-functioning of Nigerian Universities Pension
Management Company (NUPEMCO), short falls in personnel emoluments, University
of Ilorin non-functioning ASUU chapter, funding of State Universities,
non-release of white paper on special visitation to eight universities, and
state of the nation.
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