ASUU Chairman, University of Lagos
Chapter, Dr. Karo Ogbinaka told
Channels Television that the union
decided to suspend the strike after a
marathon meeting held in Minna,
Niger State capital on Monday.
In attendance at the meeting, which
ran till late in the evening, were all
the ASUU branch chairmen and
secretaries, the national executive
members of the body, coordinators and
past leaders, including 56 members
from 52 universities.
Dr. Ogbinaka said that, in line with
procedures, the different chapters of
ASUU would hold congress meetings
on Wednesday to inform members and
managements of the institutions of the
latest development.
“We expect the students to resume and
expect their members to go back to
class immediately after the congress
meeting and we expect the government
to keep to the terms of the
Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU),” Dr. Ogninaka stated.
He said that the union and the
government would hold meetings in
2014 to look at gray areas that may
arise and come to a common ground.
The Federal Government and ASUU
had reached a compromise during a
negotiation brokered by the President
of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC),
Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar on
Wednesday, December 11, which led to
the signing of the MoU.
Speaking to journalists after the
agreement with the government on
Wednesday, the National President of
ASUU, Dr. Nasir Isa Fagge, said that
the union would consult with its
National Executive Council and would
intimate Nigerians of its decision on
the strike within one week, expressing
optimism that the outcome of the
consultation would be positive.
It was gathered that the MoU
addressed all the resolutions that the
leadership of the ASUU and the
Federal Government agreed to in their
13-hour meeting with President
Jonathan on November 4, as well as
their widely criticised fresh demands.
ASUU’s demands include the upward
review of the retirement age for
professors from 65 to 70; adequate
funding to revitalise the university
system; progressive increase of
budgetary allocations to the
education sector by 26%; transfer of
Federal Government property to
universities; setting up of research and
development units by the companies;
and renegotiation of the signed
agreement.
The fresh demands include a non-
victimisation clause, provision and
deposit of N200 billion infrastructure
revitalisation funds in an account with
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
details of disbursement of the funds
and payment of salary arrears which
has accrued to the teachers during the
strike.
The Wednesday agreement between the
two which is reportedly due for
renegotiation in 2014 was reached
barely 24 hours after the Special
Assistant to the President on Public
Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe presented a
proof of payment of N200 billion into
an account with the Central Bank of
Nigeria.
Nigeria’s university lecturers have
been on strike since July 1, 2013 to
demand full implementation of the
2009 agreement it reached with the
Federal Government on conditions of
service for university lecturers, and
funding of infrastructural
development in Nigerian universities.

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/17/ASUU-suspends-strike-after-5-months/

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@King of pool, I got it from Channels TV and you can even confirm yourself and also check AIT.