ASUU Strike: Lecturers Speak on Being Used by Political Party to Frustrate Buhari Govt The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has reacted to claims that it was being used by opposition political parties to frustrate the current administration. The National President of ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, said that the union had always demanded that education be given priority. Ogunyemi spoke to journalists after submission of the union’s reports to the Federal Government, yesterday. He pointed out that in 2013, when the Union had embarked on strike, it was also accused of favouring the opposition. He said, “Everybody knows that we have our own tradition of advocacy that is undaunted. “We have our own strong conviction that we have always projected and defended on how education should be managed, supported and promoted in Nigeria and Africa. “Look at the records. Our first agreement with government was in 1992. We were on strike for six months before we reached an agreem...