*The non teaching unions say they would resist any attempt to ‘sell’ Nigerian universities to ASUU

Opposition to ASUU appears to be mounting on a daily basis. This time, it is from ASUU’s colleagues in the universities who have urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, that the Federal Government enterred with ASUU, describing the MOU as unnecessarily favouring ASUU.


These other unions in the universities have vowed that should the Federal Government honour its MOU with ASUU, then it should be prepared for unlimited crisis in the university system. Those opposing the implementing of the MOU are members of the non-teaching staff.

They include: Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions, NASU, National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities,SSANU.

According to them, instead of implementing the MOU being allegedly selfishly being promoted by ASUU, the Jonathan administration should holistically focus its attention on the implementation of the 2009 agreements it entered with the unions in tertiary institutions.
In a statement signed by Samson Ugwoke, President of SSANU and spokesperson of NAAT, SSANU and NASU tited, ‘Our stand on the on-going ASUU strike’, the unions sympathised with ASUU but noted that the MoU was not in the best interest of the education sector.
It stated “We sympathise and solidarise with our sister union, ASUU over their long drawn struggle for the welfare of their members. We urged the government to build more confidence in governance, at all times, by respecting agreements it freely enters into with unions.
”However, we caution that any settlement of the current dispute must take into account the interests of all the university-based unions (NAAT, SSANU, NASU and ASUU). The three Non-Teaching Staff Unions of NAAT, SSANU and NASU are opposed to any extraneous demands by either ASUU or any group in the university which are prejudicial to the welfare of our members.
”Our stand is that government should jettison the so called ASUU’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and concentrate on full implementation of the 2009 FGN/Unions agreements which border on staff conditions of service and welfare, and increased funding to universities.
”The MOU being referred to by ASUU is for their selfish end and it is bound to generate more crises in the university sub-sector.
The Non-Teaching Staff Unions in the universities will stoutly resist any attemp t to ‘sell’ the universities to ASUU.
”All university based unions signed agreements in 2009 with the government, it is therefore advised that all contentious issues in all the agreements be settled holistically to avoid a ‘relay race’ in strike actions in the universities.
”The implementation of any union’s MOU should not come in between the period of implementation of signed agreements rather, such items in the MOU should wait to be re-negotiated in another agreement(s).”
President Jonathan is billed to meet ASUU on Monday. It may be recalled that Senate President David Mark had berated those who signed the agreement with ASUU and worked out the MOU, describing them as incompetent.
Though ASUU criticized the Senate President, Vice Chairman of Senate Education Committee, Professor Adeyeye said that ASUU’s demands were unrealistic. He challenged ASUU leadership to a televised debate on the MOU, a challenge ASUU is yet to take on.
With the threat by the non academic workers in the universities, it is clear that the resolution of the challenges facing Nigerian universities is beyond ‘settling ASUU’.
Source:
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OR http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/ignore-asuus-demands-nasu-naat-ssanu-tell-fg/#sthash.kC2LlyQN.dpuf

Hmmmmm, ASUU, u beta call off d strike nw b4 u disgrace

I doubt dix story!

Hmmm

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Kaka, what's the source of your stoRy PLS.

cardoso111: Kaka, what's the source of your stoRy PLS.

Check my post again... I've pasted it there

These 3 unions should be merged into 1.

BBC

Hoping for the best !

In this case the strike will last till January.

watching out in 3D