Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi joins ASUU strike

The branch claimed its action was in line with the NEC directive for all branches to activate the four-week industrial action on or before Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

The Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, branch of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), has joined the ongoing strike declared by the national body of the union.

The branch claimed its action was in line with the NEC directive for all branches to activate the four-week industrial action on or before Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

The development, however, halted academic activities in the institution on Wednesday.

Recall that on Monday, February 14, 2022, the national executive council (NEC) of ASUU, declared a four-week roll-over comprehensive strike noting “that the government has failed to fully implement the memorandum of action it signed with the union on December 23, 2020; given that the draft report of the Renegotiated 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement has been submitted for finalisation for more than nine months.

And noting that the forceful payment of ASUU members’ salaries and emoluments with the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and non-adoption of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) have continued to short-change our members, NEC resolved to embark on a four-week roll-over total and comprehensive strike beginning from Monday, February 14, 2022.”