Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU), has turned down an intervention fund by Brekete Family, a
reality television and radio programme focusing on human rights issues, to end
the strike.
ASUU had on February 14 declared a one-month warning strike
to protest the non-implementation of its demands by the federal government.
But on March 14, the union extended the action by eight
weeks, citing the government’s failure to fully address its demands.
The union thereafter extended the strike by another 12
weeks.
Oyeleke said the extension is aimed at giving the government
more time to satisfactorily resolve the issues.
There have been concerns over the lingering strike with many
prominent figures calling ASUU and the government to address the issue.
Osedeke and his team were invited on Saturday morning to the
radio show by its host, Ahmad Isah, popularly known as Ordinary President, to
explain to Nigerians why the union is still on strike.
According to Daily Trust, Isah also said he had set up a
special intervention bank account domiciled in TAJ Bank to raise funds for the
union and also publicly showed N50 million cash donated by Udom Emmanuel,
governor of Akwa Ibom state.
Immediately the money was displayed, the ASUU president reportedly expressed
displeasure, rejecting the offer.
Isah was then said to have threatened to discontinue the
intervention.
Some Nigerians who phoned in during the programme also
reportedly described ASUU as ”insensitive”.
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