ASUU had charged the government with a two-week deadline to address all outstanding demands by the union.
ASUU had issued a three-week ultimatum to the federal government over some outstanding demands.
He attributed poor funding of tertiary institutions and incessant industrial strikes to waivers granted to banks and other private institutions.
The ASUU official said that rather than establishing more universities, governments and other stakeholders should ensure adequate funding for the existing ones.
He identified the pending issues as non-completion of the renegotiated 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, inadequate funding of public universities, and non-release of arrears of the EAA.
ASUU urges President Bola Tinubu to respect the provisions of the International Labour Organization convention.
The ASUU chairman said many students have dropped out of school in the past year due to the country’s harsh economic conditions.
He advised the government to urgently review all economic policies.
“While drug traffickers, who are the major culprits, are smiling to the banks, the addicts are constituting a nuisance to society,” said Mr Akomolafe.
This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) during plenary on Wednesday.
