The National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would embark on a one-month warning strike following a meeting that stretched into the early hours of Monday.
According to the Vanguard, ASUU took the decision to force Federal Government to listen to their demands.
The Vanguard, via a Lagos source, stated that ASUU would embark on an indefinite strike if the Federal Government ignore their demands.
“We just want to give the government a long rope hoping that it would see the need to avoid a total paralysis of academic activities in the nation’s universities. We are parents too and have our children in the system, but we cannot watch and allow the total collapse of education in the country.
“Our agitation is in the interest of all, and if the system is made better, we will all enjoy it. Prominent personalities in the country have waded into the matter, but the government seems recalcitrant. Our National President would explain more when he briefs the press later today.
However, we gathered that most lecturers have agreed on the strike and would announce a decision on Monday morning.
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