ASUU Says Jonathan Is A Joker, Insists Threat Can't End Strike

The Goodluck Jonathan administration has given the Academic Staff
Union of Universities, ASUU, one week ultimatum to call off the
ongoing strike or risk mass sack. The directive was given on Thursday
on behalf of the government, in Abuja, by the acting Minister of
Education, Nyesom Wike.
But in a swift reaction, ASUU rubbished the threat by the Jonathan
Government to sack any lecturer who fails to report back to school on
December 4, 2013. While condemning the threat, ASUU said:
“It is a pity if the federal government is not willing to perfect the
resolutions reached with union. This is why we find it difficult to
trust our leaders by their words. How can someone be
threatening to sack lecturers when universities are already short-
staffed by almost 60,000? We are not in Military era. The
Military tried it and failed. This one will fail again.”
The union added that the threat latest will not only fail but worsen
the situation and "make the strike linger more than necessary."
With this threat, ASUU said it is now very clear that the Federal
government was not ready to implement any of the resolutions it
reached with the union.