ASUU sets deadline for demands as FG laments inherited crisis

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has set a deadline for the Federal Government to resolve the crisis

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has set a deadline for the Federal Government to resolve the crisis confronting universities in the country.

The over two hours meeting which held at the Conference Room of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, who led the Federal Government team, also had the National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities , Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, leading the academic union. He noted that none of the 10 contending issues tabled by the Union has been resolved, adding that consultations would continue.

On whether the union will embark on industrial action, he said, “We are going to brief our members. They will advise us on what to do after that”. He, however, stated that both parties have agreed to reconvene on a later date after getting clarity on some of the knotty issues.

 

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