The Academic Staff Union of Universities has outlined steps the government must take to end its six-month-long academic strike.
ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed these steps when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
According to Osodeke, the government must exhibit transparency with the Lecturers to see an end of the strike.
“Government should tell us and Nigerians – the money that has been alleged to have been approved for revitalisation – how much is it and where is it lodged? When will it be released?” Prof Osodeke said.
The university don added that the government must clearly state its position on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), a payroll system which ASUU wants as a replacement for the Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system (IPPIS).
“Three, have they accepted the agreement we reached with their panel? They should come and tell us this, and not go to the press,” Prof. Osodeke said.
The ASUU President accused the Federal Government of appealing to sensibilities rather than solving the issues raised by the union.
“Strike is a symptom of a problem,” Prof Osodeke said. “Any day you sort out that problem, you will not have strike.”
ASUU has been on strike since February 14.
On Monday, the union declared a “total and indefinite” extension of its industrial action, noting that the government has failed to satisfactorily meets its demands.