They forced us back to work — Osodeke, ASUU President
*S ays strike may come up again if FG fails to do needful ...over 10 professors died during strike That means no guarantee that strike may not come up again… Tell government to do the needful Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, just called off their strike which lasted eight months, one of the longest industrial actions by the union. In this interview aired on Channels TV, the National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, speaks on why the action took that long among other issues. Excerpts: After eight months of industrial action, would you say your members are now fully back to work? Our own is that we have suspended the strike and it is left for government to do the needful. As members and leaders of the union, we have done our part. Are you sure your members are happy to go back to work? As you can see from our press release through which we announced the suspension of the strike, we are obeying court orders, as we are a law abiding union. No agreement was...