Strike: We want actions not promises – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that it will not back down on the current industrial action till the Federal Government acts on its promises

President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke stated this on Monday while on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily.

“For the past nine years or so, they have been giving us promises but once the strike is over, they relapse,” he said ahead of Tuesday’s meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.

“So, our colleagues are tired of these promises which they don’t fulfill. What we want is actions.

“Anybody who says ASUU is paid after strike, he is telling a lie. We are paid for the work done,” he said, maintaining that if the Federal Government had followed their own part of the deal, ASUU would not have gone on strike.

He stated that members of the union have sacrificed for the country’s educational system, noting that many schools have not missed any academic year in spite of the strike actions by ASUU.

He further explained that many lecturers have not gone on leave for years as they try to meet up with the calendar, debunking claims that varsity teachers are paid for doing nothing.