BREAKING: ASUU Berates Tinubu Over Failure To Fulfil Election Campaign Promise, Threatens Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of potential strikes in 2024 due to the small budget allocated to the education sector and poor remuneration.

VerseNews reports that the Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osaodeke expressed disappointment with the 2024 education budget, which was announced to be N2.18 trillion, representing 7.9% of the total budget.

ASUU called for an increase in the budget to at least 15%, as promised by President Bola Tinubu during his election campaign.

The union emphasized the need for improved funding for the education sector to address multifaceted problems and prevent brain drain caused by low salaries.

“With this seven per cent education budget, nothing will change in the sector, it is just as we had during Buhari’s time. Tinubu during his campaign promised to increase the education budget but nothing.

“However, there is still a chance for him to change. But if there is no improvement on this and our other demands, by next year, we will mobilise our people and we can’t stay like this because Oyo State has 15 per cent and Enugu State budgeted 32 per cent for education, but FG is giving less than eight per cent,” he said.