ASUU DECRY FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS LACK OF COMMITMENT TOWARDS DISCUSSED AGREEMENTS

‎The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,
Professor Chris Piwuna, has accused the federal government of failing to
implement any of the agreements reached with the union.
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‎Speaking during a television appearance on Wednesday, Piwuna said
ASUU had consistently engaged the government in dialogue, but no part of
the negotiated agreements has been enforced.
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‎He explained that while collective bargaining with the government’s
negotiation team had produced documents both sides agreed upon,
implementation had stalled.
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‎Profesor Piwuna, who is also a medical doctor, linked the mass exodus of
professionals from universities and teaching hospitals to poor salaries and
conditions of service, while nothing that Nigerian lecturers are being
absorbed by other African countries.
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‎The ASUU president who further lamented the poor state of facilities in
Nigerian universities, which he said contributes to their low ranking globally,
insisted that lecturers are not happy with strikes but are compelled to use
them as a last resort..