ASUU Mobilizes Members For Nationwide Strike Over Fuel Price Hike

Report reaching us has it that the Academic
Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called
on its members to embarked on a nationwide
strike to demand the reversion of the fuel price
from N145 to N86.
This was contained in a letter titled “Increase
in Pump
price of Premium Motor Spirit to N145 perlitre:
Proposal for
Joint Action with NLC" which was sent to the
members of the union nationwide by the
president of ASUU, Professor Biodun
Ogunyemi.
Excerpts of the letter read, "ASUU members
are called upon to according to our Union’s
principles, to fully respect Article 2 of the
Constitution of ASUU; that our Union
and members shall work for the protection and
advancement of the socio-economic interests
of the nation.
Branch Chairpersons are to conduct
emergency congress
meetings on Tuesday 17 May 2016 to mobilise
our
members for the action commencing on
Wednesday. All
branches of ASUU nationwide are to comply”