The Academic Staff Union of Universitis (ASUU) has tabled fresh conditions upon which the ongoing nationwide strike in the asector will be suspended.

According to the union's President, Abiodun Ogunyemi, the leadership of Federal Government negotiating team (Dr. Wale Babalakin, others) should be yanked from today's meeting with ASUU executives.

In the interview granted to Premium Times on Sunday night, Ogunyemi noted that another topmost condition for the suspension of the industrial action is “ the full implementation of the Memorandum of Action (MoA) which the two parties willingly signed in October 2017.”

He said, “So the MoA must be implemented fully before we can even talk of suspension of the strike. If they implement the outstanding issues in the MoA fully and change the leadership of the negotiating team, then we can go back to the negotiation,” Mr Ogunyemi said.

After last week’s meeting by ASUU and the federal government which yielded no satisfactory results, the two parties will on Monday (today) meet at the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja.

The purpose of the meeting slated for 5 p.m. is to find a lasting solution to the ongoing strike.

The union embarked on strike three weeks ago over the poor funding of Nigerian universities, an alleged plan by the federal government to increase students’ fees and introduce an education bank, as well as non-implementation of previous agreements.

According to Mr Ogunyemi, the union’s position is aimed at repositioning the nation’s universities for global relevance.

“As they (schools) currently stand, they can neither attract competent foreign lecturers or foreign students who could add to their global rating.

“Our prayer is that the meeting should be productive, because contrary to the people’s belief, we don’t also enjoy embarking on strike. It affects us as individuals as it affects the nation.

“Unfortunately, that is the language the government understands. Each time ASUU goes on strike our work is disrupted. But what work are we doing under unfavourable conditions?” Mr Ogunyemi said.[img][/img]

It is well ooooooo

Nigeria is finished!

okomile:
It is well ooooooo

Nigeria is finished!

Amen ooooo

I am loving this strike.

atleast it'll make my school extend registration which will enable me complete my skul fees

Af said it before this meeting of a thing
When una hear wetin dey dey do for there for closed door
Una go cry