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…he responded that history shows that ASUU demands have not been just for the welfare of members but also for a general improvement of conditions in the universities in the interests of the students and beyond. He noted that ASUU also frequently addresses the conditions of underdevelopment in the country…
Tough questions were posed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) president, Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi, during the Toyin Falola Interview Series held on April 25. The hard grilling started with Professor Labode Popoola, Vice Chancellor of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN). He would like ASUU to reconsider the tradition of indefinite strikes that go on sometimes for 10 months or longer. He said that the funding of universities in Nigeria is no worse than their funding in other countries, but no other country in the world still experiences indefinite strikes by university professors. He said that ASUU should do a better job of monitoring projects f
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President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor ‘Biodun Ogunyemi, has revealed that not all ASUU members will benefit from the Federal Government approved N40 billion Earned Academic Allowance to university workers.
He said the allowances covered only seven items under the 2009 Federal Government and ASUU agreement, which he said were strictly for lecturers whose duties fell under those assignments.
Professor Ogunyemi gave this hint in an exclusive interview with the Nigerian Tribune.
It will be recalled that ASUU suspended its 10-month-old strike last December after the Federal Government had approved the release of the said N40 billion with a promise to meet other conditions.