By Rotimi Ojomoyela
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akure Zone, has The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akure Zone, on Monday disclosed that it is mobilizing its members across the country for a nationwide rally.
This move, according to the association, is part of the union’s efforts to pressure the Federal Government to address its long-standing demands
The Zonal Coordinator, Adeola Oyebisi Egbedokun, disclosed this on Monday during a press conference held at the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti.
He described the rallies as the union’s first decisive response to the government’s continued inaction, warning that the protests signal what lies ahead if concerns remain unaddressed.
Egbedokun noted that the rallies will hold simultaneously across universities in the country, with academic activities suspended during the demonstrations.
According to him, the National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU has given the government until its scheduled meeting of August 28 to respond to the union’s demands, after which the next line of action would be determined.
“For over two years, we have kept faith with dialogue and refrained from strikes, but our patience has reached its limit.
If the government continues to play games with the future of our universities, then it must bear the consequences of the storm that will follow,” he warned.
The union listed its demands to include: Re-negotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement, Opposition to the TISSF loan scheme, which it described as financial coercion, halting the proliferation of universities, and improved retirement benefits for professors and staff.
