According to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Federal Government’s request that the union halt its planned warning strike was made a bit too late.
The union bemoaned the government’s tardiness in responding to the demands, pointing out that it only made the plea two working days prior to the walkout.
This was stated by ASUU President Chris Piwuna on Thursday in response to inquiries on Channels Television’s “The Morning Brief.”
We have an issue with this government and the Ministry of Education because they take a long time to answer to our requests.
We were going to start a strike action when we went to Sokoto for a meeting. They gave us three weeks, which we accepted, but we didn’t hear from them until the three weeks had passed. They didn’t even have the decency to 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 made a threat.
They urged us not to take any action yesterday. Our 2009 deal is still in the process of being renegotiated eight years later.
“We haven’t reached a decision on it, and you come to us to make an appeal two working days prior to a strike action. The appeal has come a bit too late, in my opinion,” he remarked.
