The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has come out strong, warning the Federal Government of Nigeria to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or be ready for a strike that’ll shut down public universities across the country.
ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, made this announcement on Friday during a press conference in Abuja.In his words, Piwuna said ASUU has had enough.
He described recent happenings in our universities as a total collapse of the system, and blamed the government for failing to take education seriously. He said Nigeria’s universities are turning into playgrounds for political and economic battles, which he said is “totally unacceptable”.
Piwuna also called for a National Education Summit, where stakeholders can come together to find long-term solutions, especially in the areas of funding, academic welfare, and true autonomy for public universities.