President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke says contrary to media reports, the lecturers never indicated any intentions of embarking on strike.
According to the ASUU president, there are processes for embarking on strike which includes due consultations with all ASUU chapters, should government fails to implement its promises to agreements entered with the lecturers.
Osadeke told ait.live via telephone that as the ultimatum from ASUU to the Federal Government expires, the union has said its National Executive Council would reassemble to weigh available options and consider its next options.
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He said ASUU had signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU in December 2020, after government promised to meet its demands which led to suspension of about nine months old strike.
ASUU further added that, the union had given the federal government until the end of August 2021, after obvious signs of failure to fulfill its promises.
(Editor:Abaje Usekwe)
