The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday dares the Federal Government over plan to sack university teachers, saying that it will fail.

The union said with this plan, it has been vindicated that the Federal Government was not committed to implementing any resolutions it reached with the union.

While reacting to the threat by the government, ASUU National Treasurer, Dr Ademola Aremu said in Ibadan that the threat by Federal Government did not hold water as it had confirmed the fears that government cannot be trusted.

It said the strike was a legal action and that threat will fail adding that Nigerian public universities needed 60,000 lecturers owing to failure of government to employ.

ASUU said government was wasting the time of Nigerians and youths in the country by failing to perfect the resolutions and get the strike suspended.

The academic union said it had reasons to be wary following the failure of government to honour their promises to ASUP, resident doctors, and health workers who have suspended their strikes.

ASUU further said the threat was an insult to the sense and sensibilities of Nigerians who were waiting on the federal government for positive reaction.

"With the latest action the federal government has shown that they are not committed to all they have been saying. We are saying that since we agreed at the meeting that the sum of 200billion is for 2012 and 2013 revitalisation, the federal government should deposit same in the Central Bank of Nigerian.

"We are already in November and December is around the corner. If they don't do that now, when do they want to do it?. We are saying the non-victimisation clause should be included as agreed while the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement should be included as agreed with the presidents.

"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. They can re-open the school. ASUU did not shut down the universities.

It was the school management that ordered the students to go back home," he added.