University
lecturers in
Nigeria have agreed to end the five-month old
strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, if the federal government agrees to three
conditions, according to the Nigerian Eye.
The three conditions are expected to be made
known to President Goodluck Jonathan today, after
which the strike will be called off and if an
agreement is reached.
Although, ASUU has forbidden its local chapters
and zonal chairmen from talking to the press until
the end of the session. A source, who was part of
the ASUU session, which was held at Mambayya
House in Kano, however revealed the conditions as:
1. Commitment from the President that any review
or reconsideration or renegotiation of the 2009
Agreement will not substantially affect the pact
which is the cause of the ongoing strike;
2. Immediate payment of all outstanding salary
arrears and allowances of varsity teachers without
victimization; and
3. A written commitment from the President that
the Federal Government will commit N225 billion
annually to the funding of universities for the next
four years.
According to the source, “Our leaders are meeting
with the President on Monday to table these
conditions. Once the President accepts these three
terms, the strike will be called off.
“In principle, members voted about 60-40 per cent
to call off the strike, but they added a caveat – that
ASUU leaders should extract a commitment
(signed and sealed) from the President.”
“It became imperative for ASUU to makes these
demands, as it became obvious that the FG wanted
the 2009 Agreement to be renegotiated.
“If ASUU had accepted to renegotiate the entire
Agreement, it means there will be no basis for the
ongoing strike. The worst that can happen is either
having the abridged version of the 2009
Agreement or a phased implementation of the
document,” the source added.
He also added that the conditions are not just
three, but the fourth is “personal” to ASUU.
Source http://
www.informationng.com/2013/11/ASUU-agrees-to-
suspend-strike-after-secret-meeting-gives-jonathan-
three-conditions.html .

Resumption is ma concern

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Lets wait and see if GEJ wud agree 2 meet dia demands