ASUU Suspends Two-Week Warning Strike

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has officially suspended its two-week warning strike following extensive deliberations by its leadership.

The announcement was made on Wednesday by ASUU’s National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, during a press briefing in Abuja.

According to Piwuna, the decision came after a marathon National Executive Council (NEC) session that stretched into the early hours of Wednesday, ending around 4:00 a.m.

He explained that the union embarked on the warning strike to protest the federal government’s failure to honor several long-standing agreements within the agreed timelines.

“We’ve had constructive discussions with government representatives concerning the draft renegotiation of the 2009 agreement. Thankfully, we’re not where we were before the strike began,” Piwuna said.

He added that while some progress had been made in the talks, more concrete steps were still needed to fully address ASUU’s concerns.

“The union appreciates the fact that the government returned to the negotiation table. After careful consideration, NEC resolved to review the ongoing strike in recognition of the interventions from students, parents, and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

“Consequently, the council agreed to suspend the warning strike as a show of goodwill to all well-meaning Nigerians who appealed for a resolution,” he stated.

ASUU had commenced the strike on Monday, October 13, to demand action on several unresolved issues, including the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement, payment of withheld three and a half months’ salaries, improved funding for public universities, and an end to the alleged victimisation of lecturers at LASU, Prince Abubakar Audu University, and FUTO.

The union also reiterated its demand for the payment of outstanding salary arrears ranging between 25% and 35%, settlement of accumulated promotion arrears, and release of all withheld third-party deductions such as cooperative funds and union check-off dues.

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