Breaking News: Senate to intervene on ASUU strike

The Senate on Tuesday has said it will engage with relevant stakeholders to avert the warning strike being planned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Recall ASUU had on Monday announced plans to embark on a one-week warning strike over the inability of government to implement agreements reached with its union since 2009.
The move by the Senate to intervene in the matter followed a motion moved by Senator Jibrin Barau came under matters of urgency as the union had earlier unveil plans to begin their warning strike today Wednesday.
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, urged the chamber to intervene and ensure that the eight-year agreement was fully implemented.
Saraki said: “We must find a way of seeing to the implementation and we will look into the matter quickly.
“We will also get the relevant parties to quickly come to the table so that we can find a way of moving forward and report back to us.”
While reading the motion, Senator Barau, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund, urged government to implement all agreements.

Meanwhile, as at the time of filing the report, leaders of the union are yet to ascertain if there will be any shift in the planned strike slated today.

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