The Academic Staff Union of Universities has postponed its decision on strike, saying that consultations are still ongoing.

This was contained in a press statement issued by the union after its National Executive Council meeting.

The meeting held at its Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja, on Saturday, December 18, 2021 to review the level of government’s implementation of the FGN-ASUU Memorandum of Action of December 23, 2020 and other related matters.

In the press statement titled, ‘Enough of blackmail’, signed by ASUU president, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, the lecturers regretted that the Federal Government had turned its back on the plan to set up an inter-ministerial committee to review the draft Renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement.

Earlier, ASUU had announced plans to embark on a strike over the Federal Government’s failure to meet its demands.

Apart from the Earned Academic Allowances, ASUU said its demands included the review of the NUC Act to curb the proliferation of universities by state governments who are not funding the existing ones; adoption of the University Transparency Accountability Solutions (UTAS) with concurrent discontinuance of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and distortion in salary payment.

Others are the release of accumulated promotion arrears; and the review and signing of the draft document on the Renegotiation of 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement.

Part of the statement read, “NEC was worried by the spirited efforts of government agents to reduce the demands of ASUU to a regime of intermittent payment of watered-down revitalisation fund and release of distorted and grossly devalued Earned
Academic Allowances.

“ASUU shall not relent in demanding improvement in the welfare and conditions of service of our members. However, we shall resist any attempt to blackmail the union and derail our patriotic struggle for a productive university system by official propaganda founded on tokenism and crumb-sharing.

“NEC concluded that government has failed to satisfactorily address all the issues
raised in the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement and subsequent MoUs and MoAs.

“However, considering the ongoing intervention and consultation efforts, NEC resolved to review the situation at a later date with a view to deciding on the next line of action.”

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so what's the FUD for in the first place. students life and future don turn ludo.

Confusion everywhere

Sakamaje

Confused lots

They advised themselves.

Something normal. This government is very good at blackmailing anything perceived as opposition. They even accuse you of a crime and manufacture evidence to nail you.
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After they received 52billion naira from the federal government, going on strike will be very unreasonable...... They should continue with their consultation until bubu leaves office in 2023..... because he has no interest in the educational sector

ManOfCompetence:
After they received 52billion naira from the federal government, going on strike will be very unreasonable...... They should continue with their consultation until bubu leaves office in 2023..... because he has no interest in the educational sector

You will just wake up inside ogogoro joint to start spilling rubbish on a Monday morning. Who told you 52 billion was given to ASUU alone?

Noted. I pity Nigerian students in government universities.

Assu don dey weak laik NLC....

we all know dt the strike will come back...its a matter of when..
ASUU strike, power failure n corruption na regular trademark for Nigeria no matter who dey lead, APC or PDP..
both keep failing in these areas..

fernandoc:

You will just wake up inside ogogoro joint to start spilling rubbish on a Monday morning. Who told you 52 billion was given to ASUU alone?

me self wonder for dt kain capping

Toothless Bulldog!
This new president is a very weak man..
All the shenanigans of 3 weeks, to 48hrs, 24hrs, 12hrs and 15th to Saturday.. All was just to waste our time. At the end of the day see what they are coming with

Nawa to F.G..dem no wan settle ASUU?

inoki247:
Assu don dey weak laik NLC....

I swear, na nlc worst pass, people wey dey very active during PDP era especially wen GEJ dey sit, all of them dey form activist
now they are silent n blind about the proposed removal of subsidy next year....na only GOD go help us next year wey fuel wan turn 300+ per litter..

In the end, ruling is the objective, not ruling well.”

The skills needed to stay in power is different than the skills needed to come to power.

Rules for staying in power are not the same as the skills needed to rule well.

The basic strategy: shore up the coalition of supporters. Bring in loyalists and eliminate troublemakers.

Buhari is a terrible human being

Ok

Thank God oh.

Oh lord help us that are students

paulolee:

I swear, na nlc worst pass, people wey dey very active during PDP era especially wen GEJ dey sit, all of them dey form activist
now they are silent n blind about the proposed removal of subsidy next year....na only GOD go help us next year wey fuel wan turn 300+ per litter..

You no fit follow Biodun dere former chairman try diz....

Thank God.

ASUU please no more strike for now

So that my girl can graduate.

So that i can marry her in 2022.

Thank you ASUU for listening to my humble prayers.

Nothing changes
Zombie we warned u and ur likes, una no gree listen

Ur brain will reset when they wipe out ur family
U neva even see anything yet

GonzalezAguero:
Nawa to F.G..dem no wan settle ASUU?