The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday announced
its disengagement from further negotiations with the Federal
Government, over what it describes as the latter’s perceived
insincerity in the 2009 agreement as well as the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) both parties signed in January last year.
The union National President, Dr. Nassir Faggae Isa, said at a press
briefing held at the University of Lagos on Thursday that the
2009 agreement and the MoU must first be honoured, even if
ASUU feels the need to consider renegotiation with the
government.
The union had embarked on a total strike on July 2 over
government‘s failure to honour the 2009 agreement.
Faggae said, “Consequently, our members are left with no other
choice than to prosecute this strike to its logical conclusion. ASUU
members nationwide are saying this striker will not be suspended
until and unless the government respects the 2009 agreement
and makes concrete efforts to implement it in the best interest of
the country.”
According to him, during a meeting held between ASUU and the
government representative on Monday, government declared that
it neither had any motive to revitalize public universities through
committed funding, nor was it ready to pay in full the accumulated
Earned Academic Allowances between 2009 and 2013.
Source: Thenationonlineng
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