The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is scheduled to meet with Federal Government representatives today over its prolonged strike action.
It can be recalled that the trade union embarked on a four-week warning strike on February 14 2022.
Since then, the strike action had been extended with the union vowing to remain on strike until its demands are met.
Speaking on Channels Television‘s Politics Today, the President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke said the meeting was to discuss one of seven issues ASUU is protesting over,
“That is the issue of renegotiation,” Osodeke said, “the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement.
“It is not just about wages. It has to do with the system, funding, the structure, the autonomy and other issues; and how to fund universities.
“The government has reduced it to just salaries alone. But if they had looked at the whole agreement and implemented it, we will not be talking about funding.”
Professor Osodeke suggested that if Tuesday’s meeting goes well, the strike action may be called off.
“We are willing to sign,” he said.
