The Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) has accused the Federal Government
of sponsoring media campaign to force it to
end the ongoing industrial action.
According to the union, its indefinite strike
which started on July 2, still stands,
irrespective of the move by government to
discredit its leadership.
Chairman of ASUU, University of Abuja
chapter, Clement Chup, had on Sunday in an
interview with Daily Independent, also denied
a purported meeting at the State House,
Abuja, with Vice President Namadi Sambo,
where it was claimed that government further
shifted grounds on the demands of the Union.
An online news medium had reported that
there was an appreciable progress in the
ongoing negotiations between ASUU and the
Vice President, particularly on the
controversial earned allowances for the
striking lecturers.
In the report, government was alleged to have
further shifted ground on the demands made
by the Union, by agreeing to add N10 billion to
the N30 billion initially provided for the
settlement of earned allowances, making it
N40 billion.
It was also reported that government had
shored up the N100 billion meant for
infrastructure to N150 billion with a pledge to
periodically inject more funds into the system
in line with the Needs Implementation
Committee chaired by Benue State Governor,
Gabriel Suswan.
Chup in his reaction, said “I read the
mischievous report online myself, but I am
telling you authoritatively that there was no
such meeting.
“Government is only trying to use propaganda
and cheap blackmail to make us call off this
strike, but it will not work.
“Our strike is still very much on course, in
fact, ASUU will soon release a position paper
on these developments, we are used to this
kind of blackmail from government,” Chup said.
On his part, Chairman of the Ambrose Alli
University chapter of ASUU, Fred Esumeh,
attributed the strike to failed leadership on
the part of government, saying over 53
letters urging government to implement the
2009 agreement were transmitted prior to
the strike.
“As I keep saying, this strike is a product of
failed leadership on the part of government;
this is because we had series of dialogue to
reach an agreement.
“An agreement reached since 2009 that has
not been implemented up till now, obviously it
is a product of failed leadership, before this
time that we commenced strike, there have
been over 53 letters, not to talk of several
meetings with the House and Senate
committees on education to intervene.
“I do not think ASUU is loosing public
sympathy, because what we see in our
electronic media and perhaps few print media
is sponsored protest.
“Like the one organised by the market women,
that one is laughable, you could see that it is
government sponsored.
“Then of course, the guy that parades himself
as NANS President, Yinka Gbadebo, a diploma
student in OAU, who was rusticated from
Ekiti State University.
“A diploma student cannot even contest to be
an SUG president and to be a NANS
president, you must be from SUG presidents
all over the federation, so we know these
people are sponsored by government,” Esumeh
said.
SOURCE
http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/10/21/ASUU-strike-forget-media-reports-no-progress-on-discussions-with-fg-union/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=ASUU-strike-forget-media-reports-no-progress-on-discussions-with-fg-union

Hmmm

Ok now?

Carry on with the strike then!

We dnt even knw wat to believe in our press reports nw, *smh for FG o!

Still no progress,,,#something must be wrong somewhere...so where do the press get their news from??

Am i supose to be surprised

Fake News..Discussion is on progress..!!

ASUU must not end d strike until FG meet their demands cus dis z a fight to d end. Y did FG entered an arrangement dey couldnt fulfilled right from d outset? It a shame on FG and Nigeria as a country.

[quote author=drered][/quote] this dude is high on expired weed!

*singin...this is superstory...