We Won’t Resume Until All Our Demands are Met -ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has maintained that its members would not call off the over three months’ industrial action despite the Federal Government’s payment of the minimum wage arrears of the Lecturers.
The statement was contained in a circular by the ASUU University of Lagos branch, titled, “Payment of minimum wage arrears” where the chairman of UNILAG ASUU, Dele Ashiru, described the payment as “long-overdue”, stating that the core demands of ASUU had not been met.
The circular read, “The leadership of our Branch has been inundated with calls concerning the recent payment of the long-overdue arrears of the consequential adjustment of the minimum wage.
“Our members are reminded that this is not one of the core demands upon which the ongoing strike action is premised.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the demands of our Union are the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement, abrogation of the fraudulent and corrupt IPPIS scheme and the deployment of UTAS, payment of promotion arrears, the proliferation of State Universities and governance issues amongst others.”
Furthermore, “While our Union welcomes this unsolicited payment, our members should please conserve the funds and spend wisely so as to energize our struggle until all our demands are satisfactorily met. Our Union commends the resolve and sacrifice of our members in enthroning a University system that is globally competitive.
“United we bargain! Divided we beg! A people united can never be defeated. Solidarity forever.”
