The Federal Government yesterday advised
the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) to end its four-month old strike by
rethinking its “take-it-or-leave-it approach to
negotiation”.
Talks between the government and the
teachers broke down when ASUU accused the
government of being uninterested in
implementing the 2009 agreement.
In a statement yesterday, Coordinating
Minister for the Economy and Minister of
Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, accused
ASUU leaders of “distributing pamphlets and
flyers with abusive and inflammatory
messages against the Finance minister in
mosques and other places”
The minster described ASUU action as “taking
academic unionism to a new low and infusing
it with unnecessary politics”.
The statement added that the messages
contained in the pamphlets and flyers “are
directed at using falsehood to demonise the
minister as callous and unsympathetic to the
plight of students and parents”.
The major lie being peddled in the pamphlets
and flyers is that Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala has
insisted on a “take-it-or-leave-it approach” in
the negotiations with ASUU.
Contrary to some recent media reports, the
Federal government the statement said, has
not adopted a take-it-or-leave-it approach in
its negotiations with ASUU.
Rather, the government’s “approach is
focused on positive engagement and
achieving sustainable solutions to the
challenges facing higher education in the
country”.
It said government “has demonstrated its
commitment to improving the university
system. And it is even ready to do much more
going forward. ASUU should listen to the
voice of reason and the yearnings of
Nigerians on this issue.
“Government is working hard to seek
practical and sustainable solutions to the
challenges facing higher education in
Nigeria.”
“Already, President Goodluck Jonathan has
made available N100 billion a year, in the first
instance, to repair hostels, laboratories and
classrooms and other facilities. An offer has
also been made to ASUU of N30 billion
towards their earned allowances. In fact,
negotiations have even gone further than
this.”
The statement added: “It is the first time, in
years of negotiating with government, that
significant sums of money have been put on
the table for ASUU and universities on this
particular set of issues and the coordinating
minister is fully part of this.”


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From Political to Religious this ASSU strike is taking a new Dimension!!!!!!

I never trusted that Nasir Fagge. I always knew this strike is being used to discredit GEJ's administration. No matter what, Fresh Air Things till 2019.

What will Nasir achieve by this? The END of this strike is near. Nasir's TIME is up. Let ASUU give way for better THINGS, joor.

Chiamaka01: I never trusted that Nasir Fagge. I always knew this strike is being used to discredit GEJ's administration. No matter what, Fresh Air Things till 2019.

You have no idea of what you are wabbling.
Why do you think FG had to apologize to ASUU over the minister's statements?

I always Knew that Dude was been inspired by extremist elements, what in Gods name brings Mosque into an academic struggle,towing the religious line is setting a dangerous precedent