The Tutorial Workers Union of Universities (ASUU) has yet again place the federal executive on peek, sparking concerns about the continuity of academic disruptions in Nigeria’s public universities.
With a fresh 14-day ultimatum, ASUU warns of likely strikes if their demands are no longer met, elevating the request: ought to restful Nigerians brace themselves for one other round of business motion?
ASUU’s most modern stance follows the lapse of a earlier 21-day prick-off date, highlighting the continual challenges in resolving the union’s grievances.
Central to ASUU’s demands are the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Settlement, the open of withheld salaries from their eight-month strike in 2022, and sufficient funding aimed at revitalizing public universities.
Furthermore, the union emphasizes the pressing must substitute the Built-in Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) with the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), which they argue is more honest correct in managing academic funds.
Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President, has brazenly criticized the executive’s boring response, accusing it of delaying valuable negotiations. “ASUU resolves to supply the Nigerian Govt one other 14 days, whereby all lingering points must be concretely addressed to the pride of the union,” Osodeke declared.
He further cautioned that any failure to behave within this era can also lead to industrial unrest, putting ahead that ASUU ought to restful no longer bear the blame for subsequent disruptions attributable to governmental assert of being inactive.
The union furthermore insists on the rapid open of unpaid salaries for personnel impacted by IPPIS points, alongside the settlement of third-event deductions equivalent to ascertain-off dues and cooperative contributions.
These monetary demands underscore the broader warfare for dazzling compensation and transparent management within Nigeria’s greater education sector.
Given ASUU’s historical previous of strikes and the precious nature of their fresh demands, there might be an ideal probability that Nigerians can also face one other strike if negotiations falter. The continuing standoff no longer best threatens the tutorial calendar however furthermore the usual of education and the future potentialities of limitless students.
