FG gives ASUU one week ultimatum to call off strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, has been given one week ultimatum to
call off the ongoing strike.
The directive was given today, in Abuja by
the acting Minister of Education, Mr.Nyesom
Wike while speaking with journalists.
The union has been on strike since July 1
over the non Implementation of a 2009
agreement with the federal government.
According to reports, the lecturers at their
NEC meeting last week in Kano, demanded
that government should pay the four-month
salary arrears being owed varsity lecturers
while there should be immediate
implementation of the N1.2tn offerred by
the goverment to public varsities, starting
with the release of N100bn this year, before
the strike can be called off.
A demand the acting Minister Wike had
described as ,”outrageous.”
Meantime, ASUU had said it would meet with
President Jonathan on the decisions reached
at its NEC meeting before any
announcement will be made concerning the
5months old strike.