Representatives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday staged a walkout from a meeting with a federal government delegation.

The government delegation was led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.

Despite the walkout, Mr Ngige expressed optimism that the strike would soon be called off.

The university lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike on November 4, demanding improved funding of universities and implementation of previous agreements with the government.

The National President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, led the union’s delegation to Monday’s meeting.

The ASUU delegation arrived at the ministry at exactly 5:00 p.m. but no member of the federal government delegation was around as at this time.


The government delegation led by Mr Ngige arrived at exactly 6:00 p.m.

The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, was absent at the time the meeting started.

Before the walkout and at the start of the meeting, Mr Ngige told the lecturers that he hopes a consensus on most of the issues is reached at the end of the meeting.

He assured the union that attention will be paid to three critical demands, which are salary shortfall, university revitalisation and earned allowances of lecturers.

After the walkout by the lecturers, they did not brief journalists on what caused their action.

Mr Ogunyemi, who led ASUU’s delegation to Monday’s meeting, refused to make any comment.

Mr Ngige, who briefed journalists after the walkout, did not also state what the grievances of the lecturers were. He, however, expressed optimism that the strike would be called off soon.

He said negotiations are still ongoing with ASUU and that the federal government will try to have an agreement with the lecturers before Christmas so as to allow affected university students return to school in January.

Reacting to the walk out by ASUU’s representatives, Mr Ngige said the lecturers were only dissatisfied with the decision reached.

“There is no walk out because we even broke into a session that is on camera. We can say they were dissatisfied because he is a union leader so if he doesn’t get 100 per cent he might not be smiling.

“Note that any meeting you have and people come out smiling, that means somebody has cheated the other,” he said

Source : https://www.collegegist.com.ng/p/527/ASUU-strike-what-happened-during-the-meeting-that-let-to-the

Let's turn this strike to earning.
Check my siggy on how to make $5/day.

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Atiku and Obi 2019. 100%

Till April or May niyen. Cause if this strike isn't called off in January, February na election, new government will need to settle before they will have ASUU's time.

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All this na talk.
Atiku won't do different.

Looking forward to the end of this soon.
Our children need to go back to school ASAP.

For you guys at home, engage yourselves in doing something that will be beneficial to your future.
Learn something new!

Crap country

Using our education to play sooccer

ASUU are foolish
The Government are mad

Looking for definition of a failed country, Nigeria �� should first comes to mind.

I pray that God in his infinite mercy send me an helper that will get me out of this shit hole

Hmmmm

this does not sound nice

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kennygee:
Till April or May niyen. Cause if this strike isn't called off in January, February na election, new government will need to settle before they will have ASUU's time.

new ko old ni

kennygee:
Till April or May niyen. Cause if this strike isn't called off in January, February na election, new government will need to settle before they will have ASUU's time.

Isoright
For where if na another year now then i go dey hear
But this na election period so this issue will be resolved even before you say jack Robinson

Sholaco:
new ko old ni

Ahn.

See this one.

This government will be sent to Daura

ASUU sef

Nigeria university lecturers are just so lazy
To strike always in their blood
Don't just know what our education system is turning into in Nigeria
They should better do there nonsense quick so innocent student will return back to school.

Baba is getting us going on the right track.
We will overcome this too.
We are with him gidigba.

how does this affect the price of garri

We thank ASUU for standing on their ground.

So what exactly led to the walk out? You don't know but you still wrote 'What led to the walkout'

It's not a walkout but a disruption.

OK!! Are you sure Ngige was not smiling after the walk out

I give ASUU kudos on this

We will enjoy this chrismas with strike isheee

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imagine d minister for education coming late to ASUU meeting while ngige was sent as an errand boy....check all the APC campaign teams filled with southerners because that's wat they are good at....talk talk talk talk....wen its time to share the power....the north will remember that pmb needs ppl he can trust...and that's how they have been keeping the south at loggerheads with each other while they totally emancipate power....he who has ears let him hear.

amahthelma:
Nigeria university lecturers are just so lazy
To strike always in their blood
Don't just know what our education system is turning into in Nigeria
They should better do there nonsense quick so innocent student will return back to school.

eeh eeh dem lazy abi? why u no go bcome teacher and teach for 6months without pay

TheGreenLand:
Looking forward to the end of this soon.
Our children needs to go back to school.

The kids better start acquiring new knowledge and skills in the interim. Every disappointment can be turned into a blessing. This is not the time to loaf around, watch TV, attend parties, engage in sex, etc

omojeesu:

The kids better start acquiring new knowledge and skills in the interim. Every disappointment can be turned into a blessing. This is not the time to loaf around, watch TV, attend parties, engage in sex, etc

Yes, you are on point with this.
Hoping they can all read this.