The Federal Government of Nigeria has denounced the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for not holding...
up its finish of the deal by canceling the strike on December 9 2020 as concurred.
The Federal Government denied claims made by the President of the association, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, that it has neglected to respect the guarantees settled on for it to decision off its eight-months-old strike.
In an explanation delivered on December 8, the Minister of Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige, said it is out of line for the scholarly body to make such a case.
As per him, ASUU had at its keep going gathering on November 27, consented to cancel their strike before December 9 however neglected to respect the guarantee.
"The truth of the matter is that a ‘gentleman agreement’ was reached at the last meeting in which ASUU agreed to call off the strike before December 9, 2020, and the Minister, in turn, agreed that once the strike is called off, he would get a presidential waiver for ASUU to be paid the remainder of their salaries on or before December 9.”
“For instance, the Federal Government promised to constitute a Negotiation Committee for the 2009 Agreement and has fulfilled it with the last week’s inauguration of the committee that has Prof Muzali as chairman.
“The N40b Earned Academic Allowances have also been processed just as the N30b revitalization Fund, bringing it to N70 billion. Likewise, the Visitation Panels for the Universities have been approved by the President but the panel cannot perform its responsibilities until the shut universities are re-opened.
“The gazetting is also being rounded off at the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation while the Ministry of Education is ready to inaugurate the various visitation panels." the assertion partially read.
