”But the failure of government to honour agreements it reached with the union is largely behind recurrent strikes,” he said.
The chairman particularly called on the federal government to implement the renegotiated agreement reached with the union in 2009.
The chairman said the union was also concerned about the insecurity, poverty and rising cost of living in the country.
He attributed poor funding of tertiary institutions and incessant industrial strikes to waivers granted to banks and other private institutions.
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.
Mr Akomolafe said on Wednesday in Okitipupa, Ondo, that the rate at which drugs were being abused by youths and others in the country was alarming, adding that it called for serious concern.
“We told them we should negotiate our wage, but they said we are giving you an award of N35,000; we have told them that it is not our own,” said the ASUU chairman.
The ASUU-SSU also called on the Sokoto State government to settle the Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) owed to its members.
The union said, “It has flagrantly violated section III, subsections I and II of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993.”
