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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) did not inform the Ministry of Education before embarking on its one month strike, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Adamu made this known on Tuesday in a statement released by Mr Bem Gboon, the Director of Press, Ministry of Education.
According to the statement, the Ministry only heard like any other Nigerian that the ASUU has embarked on a four week warning strike.
It added that the Ministry’s doors are always open for discussion but that no such avenue was explored before ASUU embarked on the strike.
Recall that ASUU embarked on the one month warning strike on 14th February 2022 after a two-day National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
Announcing the strike, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President said the union resolved to embark on the strike over the forceful payment of ASUU members’ salaries and emoluments with the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS).
According to him, the non-adoption of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) has continued to shortchange the union members.
He also accused the government of failing to implement the Memorandum of Action it signed with the ASUU in December 2020.
Osodeke said the union loathed disruption of academic activities and was not insensitive to concerns of stable academic calendar in public universities.
He, however, sought the understanding and support of stakeholders to make the government more responsive to issues of health and education.