By Williams Anuku, Abuja
Indications emerged on Tuesday, that the strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), may linger much longer than expected, given the stance of critical stakeholders in resolving the impasse.
To this end, ASUU has directed its members to seek alternative means of survival, insisting that it must fight to see demands raised are met by the government.
The Union has also intimated students and parents not to expect a resumption of universities soon.
The Abuja zone of the union at a press conference held Tuesday at the University of Abuja campus accused the government of not showing enough commitment in resolving the issues that necessitated the ongoing industrial action.
The union’s Abuja zonal coordinator, Prof. Theophilus Lagi, who read the text of the press conference, insisted that members were “relentlessly determined to continue with the ongoing strike until their demands are met.”
“Today, we wish to let Nigerians especially our students and parents know that there is no hope in sight to ending or suspending the ASUU strike that has lingered for several months as Government is yet to show serious commitment towards addressing our core demands.
“Our members have been advised to seek other legitimate means of survival as the Government has not released salaries withheld since February 2020,” the text read.
The union particularly accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige of showing what it called “disdain for Nigerian academics.
” One needs not to be a psychologist to understand the behaviour and recent utterances of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. The Minister has clearly shown his disdain for Nigerian academics and has failed to play the role of an unbiased umpire in moderating the imbroglio.
