BEVERLY HILLS, CA, December 04,
(THEWILL) – The Senior Special Assistant to
the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin
Okupe, on Wednesday, declared that there is
no victor, no vanquished in the current
struggle between the Federal Government and
members of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU).
He therefore pleaded with the union to resume
duties, saying the Federal Government is
committed to fulfilling the agreement reached
with the lecturers.
Declaring this at a media briefing in Abuja,
Okupe said :‘’It has become necessary for us to
show proof to the Nigerian public confirming
our earlier statement that following the
Presidential intervention on the ongoing strike
by Nigerian University lecturers, President
Goodluck Jonathan gave the required
instructions to ensure the fulfillment of what
was agreed with the Academic Staff Union of
Universities.’’
According to Okupe, ‘’On the 13th of
November 2013, the office of the Accountant
General of the Federation authorised the
banking and payment system department of the
Central Bank of Nigeria via a letter with
reference number FD/OAGF/220/
ADC/1/4DF to open a “revitalisation of
Universities Infrastructural Account” with the
CBN.
‘’On the 29th of November, 2013, the CBN
confirmed in a letter reference BPSD/BSD/
CON VOL 17/088 to the Accountant General
of the Federation that the said account had
been opened and an account number was given.
‘’Prior to all these, the Director of Funds in
the Office of the Accountant General of the
Federation MK DIKWA, through a letter
reference FD/LP2008/37/C/I/DF dated 8th
of November communicated with the Executive
Secretary of the Nigeria Universities
Commission requesting for the list of Federal
Universities in Nigeria for the purpose of
opening a Special Account for them.
‘’On the 12th November, 2013, the NUC
through the office of the Executive Secretary,
Prof Julius Okojie in a letter reference NUC/
ES/444/VOL15/280 responded to the
request and gave the list of the Universities
with their various account numbers domiciled
with the CBN.
‘’Following this, the Accountant General has
communicated with the Executive Secretary
requesting for the details of amount payable to
each of the listed universities which is
currently being processed by the NUC.
‘’I state categorically that I have personally seen
the balance in the account as of today and
confirm that it contains the requisite amount
and disbursement will commence as soon as on
going administrative processes are sorted out.’’
Okupe stated further: ‘’ We want to re affirm
that the President and this administration have
no credibility issues whatsoever. Mr. President
has always honored his words and obligations
to the Nigerian people as and at when due.
‘’Finally, given due considerations to the four
items mentioned by ASUU as preconditions to
their calling off the strike, we state
categorically that none of them remain
substantially pending or weighty enough to
justify the continuation of the strike.
Therefore there are no further legitimate
reasons for the strike by University teachers to
continue a day any longer.
‘’We therefore call on Dr. Nasir Fagge, his
distinguished colleagues in the ASUU
leadership as well as other patriotic members
of their union to put all else aside and call off
this strike in the interest of our young men
and women who have been kept out of school
for five months and who have no recourse to
any form of compensation whatsoever.
‘’Having come this far, we believe it is time
that we all come together once again as major
stakeholders in the affairs of the country and
the educational sector in particular to move on
and begin to chart a new course for advancing
the sector and improving the standard of our
institutions for higher learning. There is no
victor or vanquished in this protracted
disagreement.’’

paragon40: BEVERLY HILLS, CA, December 04,
(THEWILL) – The Senior Special Assistant to
the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin
Okupe, on Wednesday, declared that there is
no victor, no vanquished in the current
struggle between the Federal Government and
members of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU).
He therefore pleaded with the union to resume
duties, saying the Federal Government is
committed to fulfilling the agreement reached
with the lecturers.
Declaring this at a media briefing in Abuja,
Okupe said :‘’It has become necessary for us to
show proof to the Nigerian public confirming
our earlier statement that following the
Presidential intervention on the ongoing strike
by Nigerian University lecturers, President
Goodluck Jonathan gave the required
instructions to ensure the fulfillment of what
was agreed with the Academic Staff Union of
Universities.’’
According to Okupe, ‘’On the 13th of
November 2013, the office of the Accountant
General of the Federation authorised the
banking and payment system department of the
Central Bank of Nigeria via a letter with
reference number FD/OAGF/220/
ADC/1/4DF to open a “revitalisation of
Universities Infrastructural Account” with the
CBN.
‘’On the 29th of November, 2013, the CBN
confirmed in a letter reference BPSD/BSD/
CON VOL 17/088 to the Accountant General
of the Federation that the said account had
been opened and an account number was given.
‘’Prior to all these, the Director of Funds in
the Office of the Accountant General of the
Federation MK DIKWA, through a letter
reference FD/LP2008/37/C/I/DF dated 8th
of November communicated with the Executive
Secretary of the Nigeria Universities
Commission requesting for the list of Federal
Universities in Nigeria for the purpose of
opening a Special Account for them.
‘’On the 12th November, 2013, the NUC
through the office of the Executive Secretary,
Prof Julius Okojie in a letter reference NUC/
ES/444/VOL15/280 responded to the
request and gave the list of the Universities
with their various account numbers domiciled
with the CBN.
‘’Following this, the Accountant General has
communicated with the Executive Secretary
requesting for the details of amount payable to
each of the listed universities which is
currently being processed by the NUC.
‘’I state categorically that I have personally seen
the balance in the account as of today and
confirm that it contains the requisite amount
and disbursement will commence as soon as on
going administrative processes are sorted out.’’
Okupe stated further: ‘’ We want to re affirm
that the President and this administration have
no credibility issues whatsoever. Mr. President
has always honored his words and obligations
to the Nigerian people as and at when due.
‘’Finally, given due considerations to the four
items mentioned by ASUU as preconditions to
their calling off the strike, we state
categorically that none of them remain
substantially pending or weighty enough to
justify the continuation of the strike.
Therefore there are no further legitimate
reasons for the strike by University teachers to
continue a day any longer.
‘’We therefore call on Dr. Nasir Fagge, his
distinguished colleagues in the ASUU
leadership as well as other patriotic members
of their union to put all else aside and call off
this strike in the interest of our young men
and women who have been kept out of school
for five months and who have no recourse to
any form of compensation whatsoever.
‘’Having come this far, we believe it is time
that we all come together once again as major
stakeholders in the affairs of the country and
the educational sector in particular to move on
and begin to chart a new course for advancing
the sector and improving the standard of our
institutions for higher learning. There is no
victor or vanquished in this protracted
disagreement.’’

sauce?

bros are you a neophyte on nairaland? Include your source to the news nah.

Although I kinda belive you sha, but for clarity sake, show us the source.

As for the strike, it is as good as been called off. Except ASUU now want to publicly decalare to us that them don merge with APC.

Buh sch nah still nxt year sha.

http://mobile.saharareporters.com/news-page/ASUU-strike-presidency-provides-proof-payment-n200bn-designated-cbn-account http://thewillnigeria.com/news/fg-committed-to-fulfilling-agreement-reached-with-ASUU-says-okupe/

Dey keep saying d other 3 reasons are nt weighty enough, bt ASUU is insisting, so they should just sign the damn new MOU! So we cn all move on

We are getting there

I-pledge:
We are getting there

Where are we getting to: FTC or End of Strike?

lipsyliscious: Dey keep saying d other 3 reasons are nt weighty enough, bt ASUU is insisting, so they should just sign the damn new MOU! So we cn all move on

okupke said that most of the demands of the
Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities,
ASUU, have been agreed upon at the 13-hour
meeting they had with the President in
October.
“At the end of that meeting, the Government
proposed that everything that has been agreed
should be put in a memorandum of agreement
and that the two parties should sign, but the
leadership of ASUU declined and said instead
of that, they would rather have a letter of
comfort expressing everything that has been
resolved therein, and that will suffice for
them.”
According to him, the Government agreed to
their request and issued the said letter based
on the agreement that the strike would be
called off within 7 days. However, this did not
happen “in spite of the fact that the ASUU
leadership presented the letter of comfort to
its chapters nationwide and a clear majority of
them endorsed the resolutions reached and
actually were more inclined towards calling off
the strike.”