Real Reason Why Federal Government Does Not Want ASUU Strike To End

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been on strike since June 30 and has dialogued with FG over 11 times, albeit, inconclusively.
An agreement was reached in 2009 that all federal universities would require a total sum of N1.5 trillion spread over three years (2009-2011) to address the rot and decay in the univers
An agreement was reached in 2009 that all federal universities would require a total sum of N1.5 trillion spread over three years (2009-2011) to address the rot and decay in the universities with strike prevention.

But, in the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, signed between the union and the government in 2012, FG decided to extend the gesture to include both federal and state universities. After the 2012 review, it was agreed that instead of N1.5 trillion, FG would infuse a total of N1.3 trillion into the universities over four years. 

Its been four years now and the federal government has refused to hold up their end of the bargain, this caused for the strike action.  ASUU says they are willing to hold the strike for years if the federal government doesn't pay up the bill claiming that it is to re-vitalize the Nigerian universities and prevent further strikes. 

After long tries to make ASUU stop the strike action but to no avail, the federal government boycotted ASUU to summon a meeting with Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of universities, offering them N130 billion with a matching order to lecturers to resume work immediately.

But the union is insisting that by throwing money at universities in that manner, government has repudiated the 2009 agreement it entered freely with the union and the 2012 MoU. ASUU is not making any fresh demand but has maintained that the 2009 agreement must be honoured. 

From this cut, it's clear that the government are not ready ro meet the demands of ASUU and in turn, ASUU wouldnt consider being the lesser team, the strike seems to have a long time more to hold... 

Students with businesses, u can go back to it, this strike would last a long time from the looks of thing.

 
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