I think the Federal Government is not being sincere about implementing the agreement it reached with ASUU geared towards the revitalisation of the nation's public institutions.
Jonathan has handed ASUU leadership a mere promissory note. But ASUU understands the shenanigans of this moribund, deceitful government. I don't see anything wrong with ASUU asking the Accountant-General of the Federation and other related bodies to sign the agreement as evidence. The FG's utter refusal to carry out this simple assignment reeks of fraud and a breach of agreement. ASUU would be the most stupid trade union on planet earth if it calls off this strike without concrete evidence stipulating that "an agreement was reached". For four months now, ASUU has earned notoriety and unmerited societal opprobrium as the generally foolish Nigerian populace have stopped at nothing to hauling vitriolic attacks on them for taking the right course of action.
Even though I am seriously affected by this industrial action, I cannot side with a deceitful government in this impasse.
Coercing the lecturers to return to class or face sack by December 4 will not work. ASUU has seen worse than that; has the FG forgotten the Babangida and Abacha days when the military was running things @ the corridors of power?
It is the FG that shut down academic activities in the universities, not ASUU. Any time the FG is ready to re-open the universities, the FG should release the first N100Billion it promised the union for revitalisation of infrastructure in the citadels of learning. Mind you, the FG has been going around making hoaxes about having released this sum already when in fact, the concerned universities have not seen this money. Our Government talks from both sides of its mouth. So why should it be trusted?
Also, to quickly resolve this impasse, the FG should pay the striking teachers their outstanding arrears. Some misguided pundits have argued that the request made by ASUU as regards the arrears is not tenable. They have faulted ASUU by arguing that they shouldn't be paid since they didn't work for the concerned four months.
This argument is a very dubious one. Since leadership in Nigeria assumed the colouration of calumny, the bad eggs in power have continuously enforced mundane policies to the detriment of peaceful co-existence and common betterment. Enforcing a "no-work, no-pay" rule on a civil populace in the course of an industrial action is a very unseemly and untidy way of dealing with issues. It is moribund and inhuman and ought to be condemned by citizens in very strong terms.
All I see the FG doing in this sore matter is that they have been successful at whipping up sentiments against ASUU to score cheap points over nothing. The Federal Government has moved with a reprehensible sagacity to malign ASUU, spout simplistic opinions for hours on end, and ridicule anyone who is opposed to their crude views which to all intents and purposes results in fostering divisiveness, cynicism and a nadir of public dialogue.
Therefore, the FG should pay the striking lecturers and release the much touted N100B with immediate alacrity and see if the lecturers will not be smoked out by the volcano of public anger and pelted with stones if they do not quickly return to the classroom.

you're on point brother. so with ASUP most polytechnics are still on strike and if care is not taking by 19th of December it will be 3month.
deceitful government.

Even though you like use the whole page to say a point. The decay in infrastructure did not just occur but had been there for a long time. ASUU's position that the President's words cannot be relied upon and that for them to be sure, the Attorney-General must sign the agreement is laughable. The President is the highest authority in the land at whose directive all others work. But ASUU rather settle for his subordinates rather then the Boss. Let's see who wins . . .

psucc: Even though you like use the whole page to say a point. The decay in infrastructure did not just occur but had been there for a long time. ASUU's position that the President's words cannot be relied upon and that for them to be sure, the Attorney-General must sign the agreement is laughable. The President is the highest authority in the land at whose directive all others work. But ASUU rather settle for his subordinates rather then the Boss. Let's see who wins . . .

It is not laughable. Did you the FG denied knowledge of the 2009 agreement because there was no valid documentary evidence?

If the Accountant-General signs it, there's no harm in it. If by next year the FG doesn't honour the agreement, ASUU can use the signed MoU as evidence to go court instead of embarking on another strike.

No Sir! ASUU is a mere servant. He according to the public service rule of the federation, he must write to obtain permission to sue the his master (FG).
2. No other signature in Nigeria can compel the President to action but his signature will compel others to do.
3. An MOU is subject to change or re-negotiation if time, realities or other factors necessitate so.