ASUU REPLIES FG AGAINST THE BACKGROUND DEMAND BY FG TO SUSPEND STRIKE BEFORE NEGOTIATION

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ASUU REPLIES FG AGAINST THE BACKGROUND DEMAND BY FG TO SUSPEND STRIKE BEFORE NEGOTIATION


May 20, 2020


Against the background of the demand by the federal government for ASUU to call off its strike before resumption of the next phase of negotiations, ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, said the union is ready for negotiations, but that the suspension of the strike would be dependent on how the federal government responses to its key demands. He listed the demands to include earned Academic allowances, revitalisation, presidential visitation panel to Federal universities, and proliferation of Universities by State Governors.



He further  noted that the way forward is “that we should talk; the government should open a space for discussion, as we are ready to discuss and make concrete agreements on those issues we have raised; earned academic allowances, revitalisation, presidential visitation panel to federal universities, discuss the proliferation of universities by state governors and government issues in state universities, as establishment of universities has been turned into constituency projects.



The final issue I will raise is about re-negotiation which we have been on for more than three years, and a stop must be put to it. When you put all these five issues together, you will see that we had a genuine reason to go on strike, and if the government on’t put an end to it with prejudice to what we are doing to support the health sector, we will continue to do that.” he added.



While reacting to the statement by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, that lecturers should reciprocate the olive branch which the government has offered in paying their salaries while on strike, Ogunyemi said salaries were not part of the issues being negotiated.


Paschal Nyiam
Reporting.

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