The union's Zonal Coordinator, Adeola Oyebisi Egbedokun, disclosed this during a press conference at the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, stating that the rallies will hold simultaneously across universities in the country, with academic activities suspended during the demonstrations.
Egbedokun warned that the protests signal what lies ahead if concerns remain unaddressed, and noted that the National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU has given the government until August 28 to respond to the union's demands.
The union's demands include the re-negotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement, opposition to the TISSF loan scheme, halting the proliferation of universities, and improved retirement benefits for professors and staff.
Egbedokun accused the government of hypocrisy and neglect, citing the abandonment of the Yayale Ahmed report and the poor treatment of retired academics. He urged members of the public, including the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) and the National Assembly, to prevail on the government to avert an avoidable confrontation.
The union leader stressed that the burden of averting a crisis now rests solely on the government, saying, "The ball is no longer in our court. It is squarely in theirs. Let them choose: justice or judgment, action or upheaval, peace or storm."