ASUU TABLE TWO WEEKS WARNING STRIKE TO ALL UNIVERSITIES

The Academic Staff Union of

Universities on Monday declared a two-

week warning strike against non -

payment of salaries of lecturers not

enrolled in the Federal Government ’s

Integrated Personnel and Payroll

Information System.

National President of the union, Biodun

Ogunyemi, who read the declaration

after the ASUU National Executive

Council meeting held in Enugu, said the

warning strike takes effect today, March

9.

According to him , the strike action was

to compel FG to implement the

agreement and resolution of

Memorandum of Action it had with the

union from 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2019.

“ Having discussed the provisions in the

2009 ASUU- FGN agreement, the 2013

Memorandum of Understanding and

the 2017 Memorandum of Action which

have not been implemented, NEC

resolved to embark on two weeks

warning strike action with effect from

Monday 9 th March 2020, to compel the

Government to implement the

agreement and resolution ,” Ogunyemi

stated.