ASUU LAMENTS SEVEN-YEAR DEADLOCK, DEMANDS ACTION FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the prolonged stalemate in its renegotiation with the Federal Government, warning that continued government inaction could lead to serious consequences for the university system.
Speaking in an interview in Jos on Sunday, ASUU National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, expressed deep frustration over the government’s failure to implement longstanding agreements, including the 2009 accord that addresses university funding, academic freedom, conditions of service, and earned allowances.
“We are tired of words and promises,” Piwuna stated. “It is seven years now since we started renegotiation with the government. It has reached a point that something must give way. We either have an agreement or we don’t.”
The ASUU president blamed infrastructural decay, staff demoralisation, cultism, and declining academic quality in universities on inadequate government funding and poor remuneration of lecturers. He called for urgent reforms, including a comprehensive salary review for both academic and non-academic staff to ensure stability in the sector.
“Let me be clear: non-teaching staff of the university should be carried along as our salaries are reviewed. It will promote harmony and stabilise the system,” he added.
Piwuna warned that unless concrete steps are taken immediately, the Federal Government should be ready to face the repercussions of its continued neglect.
“In the days and weeks ahead, the government should be ready to accept whatever they see,” he said pointedly.
As the impasse stretches into its seventh year, stakeholders fear that the unresolved issues could further destabilise Nigeria’s already fragile tertiary education sector.
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