Top University Drops Classified information, Next Line of Action to Students After ASUU Meetings With FG

The University of Abuja chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that the over 100 days-long strike action will continue.

The union's branch chairman, Kashim Umaru also threw a challenge to the Federal Government to mention its efforts towards ending the ongoing strike action by ASUU. 

The UniAbuja chapter of ASUU has said that the ongoing strike action will be sustained. 

Speaking in an interview with journalists at the end of the union's congress, Umaru said announced that the industrial action by ASUU will be sustained. 

The Punch reports that Umaru also stated that the union's congress had discussed various issues surrounding the and in turn rejected the offer presented by the FG. 

He, however, added that the National Executive Council of the union will meet at the end of the four weeks ultimatum given to the government to take its final decision. 

His words: 

“As far as we are concerned, the federal government has not done anything to our various demands. 

“The federal government should tell the Nigerian public what they have done. 

The two committees that were set up, the Nimi Briggs committee was set up, the Jubrin committee was set up and these committees had their recommendations.” 

ASUU leadership aggrieved over 'no work, no pay' policy 

Leadership reports that Umaru while reacting to the 'no work, no pay' policy by the Nigerian government said the work of lecturers is different from that of other civil servants, 

He added: 

"As far as we are concerned, our job is different from any other civil servant’s; it is the job you are going back to do, you are not paying for an hour you are paying for the job we have done, so it is their responsibility to pay us and if they said they are not paying us, it is a joke taken too far. 

“As it is, they have not called our union and Nigerians should know that we have not been called, no invitation to our union and all that we know is the strike continues.”