ASUU officially Calls Off Strike Today, Directs Lecturers To Resume With Immediate Effect
ASUU Today Updates: Presently, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, last night announced a
conditional suspension of the strike it embarked upon five (5) weeks ago.
As can be seen, the union said that the suspension has time line for the Federal Government to implement what was contained in the memorandum of action the two parties entered into.
As can be seen, the union said that the suspension has time line for the Federal Government to implement what was contained in the memorandum of action the two parties entered into.
Furthermore, on the balance, Briefing journalists after a meeting with the Federal
Government Negotiation Team, the National President of ASUU, Prof.
Abiodun Ogunyemi said in event the government in her characteristic
mature failed to implement the agreement, the union will not hesitate
to take appropriate action, adding that all the items on the list have a
time line.
ASUU and the Federal Government
For
the most part, ASUU and the Federal Government team led by the Minister
of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige had lurked in a meeting
that started about 4.00pm which was supposed to last for about one hour,
but it dragged for about four hours before agreement was reached on all
contending issues.
On the other hand, while briefing
Journalist after the meeting which ended at about 7.55pm, Minister of
Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said all the gray areas have
been sorted out and an agreement reached.
Given
these points, He said that members of the union had insisted that they
were tired of having agreements that are not implemented, pointing out
that the content of the agreement was taken from the series of meeting
with the union since the commencement of the strike.
Secondly, he said that both the government and the union understood themselves
and agreed in several issues, assuring that the agreement reached will
be implemented by the government in line with available resources.
In
fact, Areas of agreement include funding for revitalization of public
universities and the issue of Earn Academic Allowances, the issue of
University Staff Schools and the implementation of the judgement of the
National Industrial Court, National Universities Pension Management
Company and guidelines for pension matters for Professors.
In conclusion, he
also said that the union agreed to the exemption offered by the
government regarding the issue of TSA, which include the issue of
grants, endowment fund as well as salary short fall which he said is
already being implemented by government.
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Finally, on the issue of state universities, he said they agreed that the union will submit a position paper to the federal government on their observation with a view for government to advise state government on the funding of state universities.
To sum up the discussion, he describe the union as patriotic members of the society, pointing out that anybody who demand better working equipment is no doubt a patriot.