The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that it called off its eight-month strike due to a court order and appeals from Nigerians and not because issues brought by the lectures were fully addressed by the federal government.
National President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke who made this known in a statement , blamed the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, for taking the matter to court, arguing that the best way to tackle trade disputes involving academics is negotiation.
He, however, submitted the lecturers may be unmotivated going back to class if the “no-work, no-pay” policy of the federal government stands, maintaining that “one cannot expect a hungry man” to be at his best.