The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the union will not decide on any strike action until talks with the federal government are concluded.
Christopher Piwuna, the association’s president gave the clarification, noting that the union was entering a critical two-day meeting with the federal government, which according to him would determine whether or not ASUU continues with the suspended strike action.
Thus us even as midt Nigerians have advised the association to shelve thr idea of Strike in view of the rising insecurity in the country
Piwuna made this known while speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the 2025 Harmattan School organised by Nigeria Labour Congress, when he insisted that the union’s fight to protect the sector remains unwavering.
“Our commitment to prioritise education in Nigeria is unshakable. We will continue to defend this sector no matter the pressure,” he said.
He however, frowned at the Federal Ministry of Education’s claims that most of the ASUU’s demands had been met, emphasising that the government personnel have latently changed their language.
“We’ve always been unhappy with the Federal Ministry of Education when they come out to say they have met all our demands. But I can see the grammar is changing a bit now.
“It’s almost all the demands, that’s what they’re saying now. But clearly there are still issues, specifically our 2009 agreement, which is why we’re meeting this afternoon,” he said, referring to Monday.
The university don further explained that ASUU did not declare any strike for Friday but stressing that the outcome of the ongoing talks with the federal government would determine its next steps.
“No, there is no branch or zone that says the strike will start on Friday. They were referring to the expiration of the ultimatum we had given to the government.
If the meeting today and tomorrow fails, we will return to our members and report to them that it has failed, and they will tell us what to do. And we’ll do exactly what they ask us to do.
“Our commitment is unshakable as it was with our past leaders, as it is today. We will continue to fight for education in Nigeria,” he stressed.