The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to review its mobilisation efforts across various zones in preparation for a potential nationwide strike action. This comes as the union’s branches have issued a three-week ultimatum to the Federal Government regarding several outstanding demands.
ASUU’s demands focus on key issues related to conditions of service, including:
- Implementation of all points in the FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from 2012/2013, and the Memorandum of Action (MoA) from 2017.
- Opposition to the illegal dissolution of Governing Councils in Federal and State Universities.
- Release of three and a half months of withheld salaries for work already performed.
- Payment of unpaid salaries for members on sabbatical, adjunct positions, etc., due to issues with the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
- Release of third-party deductions by IPPIS.
- Payment of Earned Academic Allowance.
- Implementation of the report of the visitation panels.
- Adoption of the University Transparency and Accountability
- Solution (UTAS) in place of IPPIS.
The Federal Government has previously initiated plans to pay lecturers in federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education via the Government Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS), also known as the GIFMIS.
A member of the National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, expressed frustration with the government’s approach to the situation. “We have observed for too long and are shocked that the government has chosen to ignore us. After the mobilisation, the NEC will meet to appraise the actions and formally decide on the next line of action,” the member stated.
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