The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says it is ready to end the nationwide strike immediately if the Federal Government agrees to sign the negotiated agreement to invest in university infrastructure and also agrees to pay salaries through the recommended University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
This was disclosed by Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Union in an interview with Channels TV on Monday evening.
He added that the Union has finished its negotiations and basically waiting on the government’s response.
What ASUU President is saying
Prof. Osodeke stated that the Union wants the best for Nigerian students, stating that “What we want for Nigerian children, go round and see, and compare with Ghana or South Africa and compare them, that is our struggle.”
On when the strike can end, he said, “as far as ASUU is concerned, the strike can end tomorrow, we have finished the negotiations, let the government call us this night, that we should come tomorrow and sign the agreement, we will be there.”
“Let government tell us they have tested and accepted UTAS, we will call off the strike.
“We are finished (with negotiations). We are just waiting, and challenging the government… when will they sign the agreement, and when will they accept UTAS? Those are the 2 questions we need to ask the Nigerian government,” he added.
What you should know
- Nairametrics reported last month that the Federal Government, in response to ASUU, said it has no plans to introduce a different salary payment platform for the trade unions in tertiary institutions, insisting it won’t pay salaries through the recommended University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
- Labour Minister, Chris Ngige, dismissed reports that the FG was concluding plans to introduce different salary payment platforms for the trade unions in tertiary institutions.
- Ngige said, “No employee or worker can dictate to his employer how he or she will be paid.”
God we plead on you to take over this
FG should plzzzz call them this night ooo so the strick will be call off…… We are tried of staying at home
Glory …. Time is 💰 money, leadership is to lead, A good lead don’t lead because of money ,its work is to be obedient by the people,by so doing is a leader.Asuu is leading the future of our education well ,I don’t see ,why all dis process is wasting time,please any planning or person that is planning to lead us should be ,ready be obedience and work under the people that voted, and they should constitution section where if u don’t rule well on process please step down ,let replan to growth of the company.
God y is all this hapn. 2 us
FG Foolish people’s
I hate Nigeria government
Because their childs are not schooling in Nigeria 😭