The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the two-week ultimatum issued by the President to resolve the concerns raised by the union is too much.

For the lecturers, it will not take more than two days to address the issues that have plunged the nation’s public university system into a prolonged strike that is currently in its fifth month.

ASUU Chairman, Professor EMMANUEL OSODEKE, stated this in Abuja when he appeared as a guest on a monitored television program today.

Hours before OSODEKE’S interview, President MUHAMMADU BUHARI met with the Minister of Education, ADAMU ADAMU, and relevant members of his cabinet where he received briefings on the current face-off between the government and university unions, including ASUU.

While the ASUU president sees the President’s action as a welcome development, he is of the opinion that giving such a directive is not new.

He believes the government is still unserious with the lingering strike by the university lecturers, stressing that it does not require such a long timeframe to resolve the issues.