ASUU begins nationwide strike

The Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) yesterday
Monday July 1st commenced
indefinite nationwide strike. ASUU
national president Dr Nasir Isa
Fagge told newsmen yesterday that
they are embarking on the indefinite
strike because 'The Federal
Government reneged in the
Memorandum of Understanding
MoU signed with ASUU in 2009 to
pay lecturers their earn allowance.'
"The strike starts today
(Monday) and it is going to last
for as long as the Federal
Government wants it. The
Federal Government has
refused to implement some of
the issues contained in a 2009
agreement it had with us.
What we are demanding as
the earned allowance is not
more than N12, 500 per
person, yet government is
saying it cannot afford such."
Fagge said
According to Fagge, the Federal
Government, in 2009, promised to
pay lecturers N12,500 per month as
earn allowance but never did. The
Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnics, ASUP, are also on
strike