ASUU declares two-week warning strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared a two-week warning strike against non-payment of salaries of lecturers not enrolled into the Federal Government Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System.

National President of the union, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement in Enugu after ASUU’s National Executive Council meeting.

He said the warning strike took effect from today, March 9.

Ogunyemi said, “Having discussed the provisions in the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement, the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding and the 2017 Memorandum of Action which have not been implemented, NEC resolved to embark on two weeks warning strike action with effect from Monday 9th March 2020 to compel the government to implement the agreement and resolution.”