The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, which has been agitating for improved funding of the education sector and better welfare for their members may have decided finally to embark on a national strike following the end of the union’s 14-day ultimatum which expires on Sunday
This was as members of the union at the University of Jos on Tuesday protested against the situation, calling on the Federal Government to act quickly to avert the impending industrial action
Tuesday’s protest which started around 11 am disrupted the ongoing Second Semester examinations at UNIJOS as union members marched through the university community singing solidarity songs.
They also carried placards with different inscriptions some of which reads;
‘Let ASUU members breathe,’
‘Pay our promotion arrears,’
‘Adequate funding of universities, Is that hard?’
‘End ASUU strike now,’
“Sign Nimi Briggs MOA,’
‘IPPIS is a fraud, migrate us now,’ and ‘Tinubu, release our revitalization fund,’ among others
They were joined in the protest by the university students in solidarity
The protesters later converged at the Senate ASUU Vice Chairman, Prof. Kiri Jaryum who led the protest told the VC that his members had endured enough suffering and maltreatment at the hands of the Federal Government.
The university’s ASUU Vice Chairman, Prof. Kiri Jaryum who led the protest told the VC that his members had endured enough suffering and maltreatment at the hands of the Federal Government.
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He said the union could no longer bear the situation if the government failed to address their demands at the end of the 14-day ultimatum earlier given to the government by the National Executive Committee of ASUU.
Jaryum who handed over a 9-point demand to the VC for onward delivery to the Federal Government said, “Our protest today at the University of Jos is in line with the 14-day ultimatum given by the National Executive Committee of ASUU and activities to be carried out by the various branches.
“As we are here, other branches within the Bauchi zone of ASUU which comprises six universities are doing the same thing.
“Our branch’s chairperson is away to coordinate similar protests in the zone as we are doing the same at the University of Jos and he has asked me to stand in for him.
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