ASUU Threatens To Emback On Fresh Strike

The Academic staff union of universities ASUU said the federal government have

failed to keep its own side of the bargain

on the 2019 Memorandum of Action

According to the union, the money

meant to be a part-payment of the

Earned Academic Allowances is yet to be

released by the FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities

(ASUU) on Thursday, May 23, threatened

embark on another strike over federal

government failure to keep its own side of

the bargain on the 2019 Memorandum of

Action.

ASUU's national president, Biodun

Ogunyemi, while speaking in Abuja said the

N25 billion which the federal government,

through the Minister of Education , Adamu

Adamu, said it had approved for the union

was meant to be a part-payment of the

Earned Academic Allowances is yet to be

released.

According to Ogunyemi, the money was

supposed to have been e been released in

February.

Vanguard reports that President

Muhammadu Buhari-led administration

clearly lacks the academic disposition and

humility needed to undertake the task of

negotiation with the body for a better

learning environment.