ASUU Sympathizes With Varsity Students Over Delayed Strike

The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has sympathised with university students over the delayed strike by the union.

Osodeke made this known in an interview on Thursday in Ota, Ogun state.

He reacted to the N34 billion released by the Federal Government for payment of minimum wage consequential adjustment.

Recall that ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over improved welfare package, better working conditions and the implementation of various labour agreements signed with the federal government between 2009 and 2020.

Osodeke stated that the students were suffering for Nigeria’s future and education system.

He added that the students were not being punished but paying the price to make sure Nigeria had a good education system.

He said, “ASUU sympathises with them, and we believe that with what is going on, if we continue with the struggle, we will have an education system where Nigerian students will have the same lecture rooms with their foreign counterparts.”

The ASUU president further said there was no need to call off the strike since the federal government had not met their demands.

He, therefore, urged the federal government to do the needful as the N34 billion released was not part of their demands.