The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s “enough is enough” comment on its ongoing strike as “sad”.
The union recalled the number of times the Federal Government had breached agreements with it, saying ASUU should be the one declaring “enough is enough.”
ASUU also reiterated that it was ready to call off the strike if the government okays its two main demands: accept the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) and the renegotiated 2009 pact.
Recall that Buhari had on Monday urged the university teachers who have been on strike since February 14 to return to their classrooms in the interest of “our students and the country.”
But ASUU president Emmanuel Osodeke told reporters yesterday, that it was sad that almost a month after the union leadership concluded negotiations with the Nimi Briggs – led committee, the government had yet to get back to it.
“It is we who should be saying enough is enough. For us, we believe that is not what the President said. We want to confirm it. But if that is exactly what he said then it is so sad.
“We have told the country that any day that they (government) agree to sign and agree on a new salary payment system (UTAS) we will call off the strike immediately.
“Let him (Buhari) do the needful and let the children go back to school not saying enough is enough. He should put our universities right; that should be his legacy,” he said.
