ASUU may call off strike next Thursday
on July 26, 2013 at 11:02 pm in News
BY OKEY NDIRIBE
There are indications that the on-going strike
embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of
Nigerian Universities might be called off next Thursday.
Governor of Benue State, Mr Gabriel Suswam who
dropped this hint Friday said ASUU and the Federal
Government had reached agreements on all the
contentious issues that led to the industrial action
except two.
Suswam who was appointed as Chairman of the Needs
Assessment Implementation Committee of the Federal
Government said after next Thursday’s deliberations
between his Committee and the various agencies of
government funding tertiary education, all the
contentious issues would likely be resolved.
Speaking to news men in Abuja after attending a
meeting between the Federal Government’s delegation
and ASUU, Suswam said that agreements had been
reached by both parties on all issues except two.
Said he: “We reached agreements on all issues except
two. These two issues are those of earned allowances
of lecturers and intervention for the federal
universities. These are the only issues that are still
outstanding.”
The Benue Governor further said he believed that by
next week after his Committee would have arrived at
an agreement on all the issues, ASUU would call off the
strike.
He continued: ”The SGF would meet with the
leadership of ASUU on the issue of earned allowances
by next Monday.
Then my committee which is dealing with the issue of
the needs assessment of the universities would meet
again next Thursday and take another look at all the
infrastructural deficits which the federal universities
are facing.
If you go to our universities, you would agree that they
are facing infrastructural deficits and that is why my
committee would meet with all the funding agencies
next Thursday for the purpose of prioritizing all the
projects that need to be executed. We are going to
invite all the agencies that are involved in the funding
of the universities including the Central Bank of
Nigeria.”
Suswam further stated that the issues on agreements
have been reached include: those of retirement age
for university lecturers- which has now been increased
from 65 to 70 years; the constitution of the governing
councils of the universities which has already been
done by the Government; the setting up of a pension
administrator and the issue of persuading companies
operating in the country to set up research centers in
the universities.
Said he: “As far as I am concerned, if the issues
concerning intervention and earned allowances are
resolved next week, then the strike could be called off”
Among those who attended the meeting were
Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator
Anyim Pius Anyim, Minister of Labour, Hon. Emeka
Wogu, Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayatu Rufai and
President of Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), Dr Nasir Fagge.

Ok

why nw

Let then just be fast about what they have decided.

Source :-

Vanguardngr.com.

Its allrice provided it dosent exceed Aug 1