Update, Asuu Dares To Become On Smasher Again, Says Fg Is Reluctant To Implement The 2019 Agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that its members should non hold upwards held responsible if at that spot is whatever disruption inward the University system, equally the Federal Government had non shown commitment to carrying out the 2019 Memorandum of Action.  

ASUU National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this at a briefing inward Abuja, to hand an update on the ongoing renegotiation alongside the authorities as well as to clear the air over the N25billion confirmed past times the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to stimulate got been approved for universities.

 Ogunyemi said the N25billion was meant to hold upwards a part-payment of the Earned Academic Allowances as well as should stimulate got been released betwixt Feb fifteen as well as 28, 2019, equally agreed. But this was non done.

He said, “Since information on the amounts mentioned inward the media went round, the ASUU has been inundated alongside enquiries on the union’s perspective to the story. Funding for the revitalisation of populace universities has for years been of really high priority to ASUU.

“Reaching an understanding alongside the Federal Government has oftentimes been a frustrating journeying for our union. It is oftentimes marked alongside protests, strikes as well as requires a witting as well as focused engagement. The 2001 agreement, which gave nascency to the 2009 agreement, was non an exemption. The exception hither is the personality leading the authorities negotiation team. The electrical flow leadership of the authorities squad clearly lacks the academic disposition as well as humility needed to undertake such task.  “Our members bask their move as well as loathe to watch whatever disruption inward the polish running of our universities. However, the degree of frustration occasioned past times the lackadaisical mental attitude of the authorities towards coming together the price of the 2019 Memorandum of Action that was freely signed alongside our spousal human relationship is increasingly becoming unbearable.  “We, therefore, telephone telephone on all Nigerian patriots, parents as well as students including the Nigeria Labour Congress to prevail on the authorities to expire on to the price of our agreement. Otherwise, our spousal human relationship should non hold upwards held responsible for whatever disruption inward the system.”