Another industrial action looms in Nigeria’s public universities, as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) express dissatisfaction over the way their demands are being treated by states and federal government.
A statement signed by ASUU president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, said the decision was reached after a meeting of the national executive council of the union.
According to him, so far, no meaningful efforts by governments have been made to address their demands in the last ten years.
Some of the demands he listed include, the sanctity of legally constituted Governing Councils, review of the 2009 federal government and ASUU agreement, revitalisation fund for public universities, payment of all earned academic allowances, including withheld salaries, and promotion arrears.
Other issues are alleged illegal recruitments in the universities; the proliferation of public universities, and the continued usage of the treasury single account (TSA) and new Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
He added that the union will reconvene after two weeks, beginning on Saturday, to review the situation and take decisive action to address the issues.
