ASUU adamant, says strike continues
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday dashed the hopes of parents and students for an early reopening of public universities by insisting that the ongoing strike will not be called off until the government federal government will not have signed the renegotiated agreement and accepted its implementation. of Universities Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as payment platform.
The union has also accused the Minister of Labor and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, of being responsible for the prolonged strike.
ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who briefed reporters in Abuja, said the union needed to clarify some of the allegations made by the minister.
He insisted that the strike would not be suspended until the federal government signed the renegotiated agreement, accepted UTAS as a payment platform in place of the integrated payroll and personnel information (IPPIS), released the revitalization fund, among other issues as requested.
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He added that the ASUU is ready to end the strike any day the government fulfills its end of the bargain, while demanding that Ngige be removed from the federal government negotiating team. The ASUU began a four-week warning strike on February 14, and on March 14 the union extended industrial action for another two months, to allow the government to meet all of its demands.
On May 9, the ASUU extended its strike for another three months, as the federal government had yet to implement agreements reached with the union.
Osodeke, while speaking to reporters on Tuesday, said it was imperative to brief Nigerians and education lovers on the status of the ongoing nationwide strike. He called on Nigerians to hold Ngige responsible for the prolonged strike and rejected the minister's claim that there was no agreement between ASUU and the government.
The union president has said teachers will participate fully in the two-day nationwide protest declared by the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), following the continued closure of public universities in Nigeria. The nationwide protest, according to the NLC, is set to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ASUU president condemned the proliferation of universities that could not be properly funded by the federal and state governments. He instructed Education Minister Malam Adamu Adamu to ensure that the disputed issues are promptly resolved within two weeks as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
President Buhari, after receiving a briefing from government officials involved in negotiations with ASUU on Tuesday, ordered Adamu to resolve the prolonged strike and report to him in two weeks.
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday dashed the hopes of parents and students for an early reopening of public universities by insisting that the ongoing strike will not be called off until the government federal government will not have signed the renegotiated agreement and accepted its implementation. of Universities Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as payment platform.
The union has also accused the Minister of Labor and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, of being responsible for the prolonged strike.
ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who briefed reporters in Abuja, said the union needed to clarify some of the allegations made by the minister.
He insisted that the strike would not be suspended until the federal government signed the renegotiated agreement, accepted UTAS as a payment platform in place of the integrated payroll and personnel information (IPPIS), released the revitalization fund, among other issues as requested.
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He added that the ASUU is ready to end the strike any day the government fulfills its end of the bargain, while demanding that Ngige be removed from the federal government negotiating team. The ASUU began a four-week warning strike on February 14, and on March 14 the union extended industrial action for another two months, to allow the government to meet all of its demands.
On May 9, the ASUU extended its strike for another three months, as the federal government had yet to implement agreements reached with the union.
Osodeke, while speaking to reporters on Tuesday, said it was imperative to brief Nigerians and education lovers on the status of the ongoing nationwide strike. He called on Nigerians to hold Ngige responsible for the prolonged strike and rejected the minister's claim that there was no agreement between ASUU and the government.
The union president has said teachers will participate fully in the two-day nationwide protest declared by the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), following the continued closure of public universities in Nigeria. The nationwide protest, according to the NLC, is set to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ASUU president condemned the proliferation of universities that could not be properly funded by the federal and state governments. He instructed Education Minister Malam Adamu Adamu to ensure that the disputed issues are promptly resolved within two weeks as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
President Buhari, after receiving a briefing from government officials involved in negotiations with ASUU on Tuesday, ordered Adamu to resolve the prolonged strike and report to him in two weeks.
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