Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) finally suspended its two-week warning strike across public universities in Nigeria Chris Piwuna, the president of the academic union, announced the development at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, October 22 Piwuna disclosed the development that led to the suspension of the warning strike, adding that the union would not give any notice if the government takes no action on ASUU’s demandsÂ
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of the two-week strike it declared across all Nigerian public universities last week.
This was announced by the union at a press conference held at its headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, October 22.
Why ASUU suspended warning strike
Chris Piwuna, the president of ASUU, announced the development while reading a prepared speech to journalists. He explained that the suspension of the warning strike was due to the intervention of the Senate and some other well-meaning Nigerians.
However, Piwuna explained that the union’s National Executive Council decided to give a one-month window to the federal government to address contentious areas. The university lecturers then urged the government to meet its demands within the one-month suspension window. The demands of the union included the 2009 ASUU-Federal Government agreement, disbursement of the university revitalization fund, and the payment of outstanding salaries and earned allowances, among others. ASUU also warned the federal government that the lecturers would resume their strike without any notice if the government make no concrete plan to address their demand within one month.
