The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said its National Executive Council will meet at the University of Lagos on February 12 and 13 to make decision on the planned nationwide strike.
According to the union, if nothing is done by the Federal Government by then, the lecturers would embark on nationwide strike.
ASUU is demanding that the Federal Government implements the Memorandum of Action it signed with the union last year.
The Chairman of the Kwara State University branch, Malete, Dr Salau Sheu, claims the government is avoiding its responsibility by asking ministers to oversee the implementation of the MoA.
Sheu said, “It is wrong for President Muhammadu Buhari to assign two ministers to oversee the implementation of the Memorandum of Action signed last year with ASUU.
“First, the assigned ministers are not part of the agreement. Only the ministers of Finance and Education were part of the agreement.
“ASUU is having its National Executive Council meeting at the University of Lagos on February 12 and 13.
“If nothing is done by the government between now and then, the lecturers may go on strike.”
Recall that ASUU had declared Monday, February 7 as a lecture free day to sensitise members and also show the displeasure of the union with the way government was handling the matter.
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke said the National Executive Council, NEC, of the union will decide whether members should go on strike or not over some demands made.
He said the union is still consulting and sensitising members on the issues involved.
ASUU had embarked on indefinite strike in March 2020, until December when the Memorandum of Action (MoA) was signed with the Federal Government.
