THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it has yet to call off its ongoing strike because it is waiting for the government to conduct an integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution.

The UTAS is the payment platform created by ASUU in place of government’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.

ASSU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi in an interview with The PUNCH said the government needed to give the clearance to National Information Technology Development Agency to conduct integrity test on UTAS.

“The integrity test will be handled by NITDA, it is government that will facilitate it because NITDA is a government, agency and unless you get clearance from the government that test cannot be conducted.”

While speaking on whether the government had accepted UTAS, Ogunyemi said, “We are still talking, we have given them the position of our members, we are thinking we should be able to hold a meeting this week if they have not changed plans.

The meeting for Monday was postponed. In principal, they have accepted UTAS and told us to go for the test, and on our part, we have started the process. We had presented UTAS at three levels, starting with the Ministry of Education, Senate President and members of his team, officials of Ministry of Finance and Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, where all other stakeholders were present, including NITDA, all stakeholders have witnessed the presentation and the next stage of integrity test is what we are moving in to.

If government facilitates it, it is not something that should drag for too long at all. We don’t foresee any problem with UTAS; it also depends on how early the government makes it possible for the integrity test to be conducted.”

Ogunyemi also explained that ASUU was ready to resume academic activities if the government was ready to play its part.

“Our members are ready to resume work as early as government is ready to play its part. I’m sure you are not suggesting that our members should resume on empty stomach or the strike should be suspended without any concrete action on the side of the government. We don’t like to stay away from our work because we like our students, they are also our children.

As far as we are concerned, we don’t have issue with going back to work, but we want more sincerity on the side of government.

“We have not seen enough reasons to believe that they don’t mean what they are telling us but as soon as we see any sign to that effect. we will tell Nigerians.”

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ASUU Continue ooooooo

Don't stop!
Universities need funding immensly so don't stop till it is acquired.

God, the only thing i need from you is that bless me abundantly so that non of my children wouldn't school for this country ...
4 years course they will turn it to 6 years, what a pity,
i didn't blame them, its because their children are not schooling in Nigeria, you guys should continue oppress the masses, one thing for sure is that God will arise one day and judge you one by one�

Now, All hope is lost

May God punish both ASUU and the government.
Your wards are studying outside the country and yet claim to be fighting for the future of we students. May amadioha strike the living day out of you all.

hmm

Nwanne this whole thing don tire person.

God, I am saying this prayer for the first time publicly,

I am on my knees with tears in my eyes, I want to leave this country for the sake my future and for the future of my unborn kids.

This I ask today, through Christ our Lord, Amen

Amen

Daaammmnnn!
It is well.
So upon all the suspence wey person dey get to hear outcome of meeting, na for them to commot talk say the meeting has been postpone.
Thunder, where art thou?
Chai. Mah kukuma go back my country. This country is a fu-cking joke.
#EndASUU
#EndBadGovernance
#EndNaija

I've never suffered heartbreak this hard before hmmm.... The federal government should just yield to ASUU request.... It's not as if they are asking for what is out of their jurisdiction..... God.... with all the suspense and prayers. This disappointment simply render me weak....

Bad Meets Evil

Thunder please do your work

I support ASUU on this one. FG is just doing back and front. They wanted to do everything to make ASUU resume during the protests but seeing that the protests have died down, they're resorting to their normal delay tactics.

They fixed meeting yesterday with ASUU and then later called it off. Imagine

Doradorwa:
I've never suffered heartbreak this hard before hmmm.... The federal government should just yield to ASUU request.... It's not as if they are asking for what is out of their jurisdiction..... God.... with all the suspense and prayers. This disappointment simply render me weak....

Eya, i saw how you were moving from one ASUU thread to another.
Forget about resuming this yr.
Its really painful sha

ASUU una dey craze!!! Is it normal for me to employ staffs to work for my factory and propose to pay them via bank transfer, then they go on strike and say I must pay them through their union cooperative thrift. Haba....I am the boss for goodness sake.

No wahala ooh.
Somehow they should even wait till January, Na now better business don click dey wan start

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I just pity those of you who has been in final year since '19.

Who's telling you to call it off
Laslas government go carry you over 4.5 and you will soon call it off
Probably next week sef

Like say I care . Clowns.

The end is near

I'm a watchman

It's my job to warn only those who are willing to hear

Many won't believe untill it's too late

Because God has made thier hearts hard

There will not be peace in this world until Jesus comes back

More deaths, more earthquakes, more oppressions from the children of perdition

But only those who can persevere till the end will be saved

President Mohammadu Buhari means well for Nigeria.. Sometimes, I wish we were all like President Buhari.. Nigeria would have long surpassed our expectations to become way better than we've dreamed it to be..

President Mohammadu Buhari and a few others are the only Nigerians I can bet my life, and the lives of all Nairalanders and Nigerians as a whole, on that genuinely want the best for Nigeria. President Mohammadu Buhari, Professor Osinbajo, and just a few Nigerians.. If Nigeria was Sodom or Gomorrah, only the few of them would survive the destruction, while the rest, including those that plundered our resources and refused to save for the rainy days, would be burnt to ashes..

How I wish.. How I wish we were all like President Mohammadu Buhari and his loyal and industrious deputy, Professor Osinbajo.

May God help us.

Nonsense

Ok

ASUU OR ASUN, WHEN YOUR ARE DONE USING ARE LIVES TO PLAY 'WHOT' OR CHESS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PLEASE CALL OF THE STRIKE AND TAKE US BACK TO SCHOOL
ABEG OOO

Zoo.

ASUU PLS DONT CALL OFF THE STRIKE O.. We have therefore forgotten about school and started hustling... School will just be another factor hindering our hustle...

Tainkyuu

Seriously?

These people take fun in postponing meeting anyhow regardless of people suffering from it, can't they just finalize it once.

Please don't kill our ailing education sector

JUST MAKE IT HURRY, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT SCHOOLS WON'T RESUME THIS YEAR AGAIN.

THANKS.

#endsars has ended. Federal Government is no longer in a hurry. Typical of Nigerian Politicians.

these people sef