The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday hinted on embarking on a nationwide strike.
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He made the claim while dismissing insinuations that the union was insensitive to the plight of students and parents by constantly embarking on strikes.
The union has started mobilizing its members across the country to embark on an industrial action over what it called government’s failure to fulfil the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached with it since 2009.
But Maigoro explained that a large part of the union’s demands from the government were anchored on adequate funding, infrastructure development and the need for improved facilities in the universities with a view to making learning more conducive for students.
“It was same issues that led to the strike in 2018 which was later suspended in February 2019 and as I speak to you, government has not fulfilled any of the agreements reached
“Our demands are not personal, but we want adequate funding for universities, more infrastructure development and what have you so that students can learn under a conducive atmosphere.
“Remember, our children and colleagues are also schooling in this system; we are also affected by the strikes, and so it is not about us, but the future generation,” he said.
“We are like any other ordinary Nigerian; we don’t have money to take our children abroad. It is the politicians that send their children overseas to school. And that is why they don’t care about improving the system at home because it doesn’t affect them in any way