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Though we failed to keep our promise, it’s sad ASUU is on strike – FG

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Though we failed to keep our promise, it's sad ASUU is on strike - FG

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that the Federal Government, indeed, failed to fulfill part of the agreement it entered with the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

He, however, regretted that ASUU decided to embark on industrial action without observing due process and giving the Federal Government “good notice”.

The Education Minister stated this when he spoke with State House correspondents after the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday presided over by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

“It is very sad that I am here and ASUU is on strike . Late last year, we had a meeting because ASUU gave one week notice of strike and we were able to work out some agreement.

“I must confess that government has not fulfilled its part of the bargain. Though we are unhappy that ASUU went on this strike without following due process and giving us good notice, we realised that we promised something and we didn’t fulfill it.

“I hope I will be meeting them later today ( Wednesday ) or tomorrow (Thursday ) and I am sure we will be able to reach some agreement so that the strike will be called off as soon as possible.

“I am sure you are aware of the issues we agreed on. There is the issue of re – negotiation which is the only one they agreed government has done what it promised because we set up the re -negotiation team and negotiation is already ongoing.

“There is the issue of Earned Allowances and I think because of some miscommunications, what we promised could not be done, but am I assuring ASUU and the whole nation that this is going to be done.

“There is the issue of registration for Nigerian Universities Pension Commission. I think on that one, there are a few issues that need to be sorted out with the Nigerian Pension Commission. I believe there will be no problem with that.

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“On the issue of their staff school, I think the court has given them verdict to go ahead with it. They have requested that they should be allowed to stay off TSA and I think the government will not do this.

“But there are some peculiar funds in the university like endowment which are monies kept and all the interest they generate, prices and so on are given. Government will exempt that one only.

But universities are part of the peculiarities. They just must log on. I hope later on when I meet them today, there will be total agreement,” Adamu said.

ASUU embarked on strike on Monday on the claims that the Federal Government failed to fulfil the agreement it entered with the union eight years ago.

Ebere Ndukwu …

 

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  1. yanju omotodun

    August 17, 2017 at 10:52 am

    I pity the poor masses whose children are in the university here in Nigeria especially those who can’t afford private universities because our government top officials don’t have their children schooling here in Nigeria.

    • JOHNSON PETER

      August 17, 2017 at 1:01 pm

      No one cause you to be poor, but let’s transform you into a wealthy man in Biafra where everyone will be treated equally

      • Balarabe musa

        August 17, 2017 at 1:18 pm

        Mumu, you ibos are as poor as church rats.

    • Balarabe musa

      August 17, 2017 at 1:18 pm

      This is the challenge. All our politicians children should be banned from attending schools overseas

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