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Av Ur Say: Is It Really True? Fg Reaches Agreement With ASUU –minister. One Week Warning Strike by callydon(m): 3:40am On Sep 27, 2011 |
With just one day of its week-long strike, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) reached an agreement with the Federal Government yesterday to suspend the industrial action, which grounded activities on campuses. Speaking on the development in Abuja yesterday, Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu disclosed that the government had reached an agreement with ASUU to suspend the strike. Wogu told State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that what was most important was the state of the nation. He asked: “Are we going to be able to take the challenges that will come with shutting the universities? The answer is ‘no’ and they (ASUU) believe that we should not go to that extent. Because when you go to that extent; that means that you will drive people home, the students will now go into the streets and we are complaining that most of our students are being involved in some unwholesome activities. So they promised that they will quickly look into it, and urged government to equally keep terms with the agreement”. The minister said the meeting agreed “that the implementation committee that has been in place since 2009 should be expanded to include the Minister of Finance or the representative of the Finance Minister, who is equally the coordinating minister of the economy. It will include the Minister of Labour and Productivity and the Budget Office. “The committee will look at the issues contained in that 2009 agreement and the issues that have militated against the implementation of that agreement and come up with a position that will indicate the challenges of government or indicate the challenges being faced by ASUU. “By the time we come up with it, we will be able to harmonize these issues and be able to come up with a proper position and brief Mr. President on this and we believe that if Mr. President is fully briefed, he will understand the issues at stake. The issues that were put out at the public domain, was that of implementation of 70 years of age but it is more than that”, Wogu stated. He, however, refused to mention other issues. “People should not panic because government has appealed to ASUU to suspend the strike because at this stage, the government has done a lot to make sure that we do not get to that stage. I believe that ASUU will listen to the pleas of government. It is plea that is coming from a party to the agreement and they also have made their own pleas. So it is a consolidation of pleas”. He disclosed that both parties agreed that it will not be in the interest of the nation for the nation to witness another round of closure of the universities at this time in her academic history. But the one-week warning strike, which began yesterday, crippled academic activities at both federal and state universities. The National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU, after its meeting at the University of Ibadan (UI), directed its members to down tool starting from yesterday, following the failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands. Visits to the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lagos State University (LASU) revealed that ASUU members complied with the directive as they stayed away from work. The lecture halls were empty while some academic staff stayed away from their offices with only the non- academic on duty. ASUU’s demands include upward review of retirement age for Professors from 65 to 70, adequate funding to revitalize the university system from 2009 to 2011, progressive increase of budgetary allocations to education by 26 per cent, transfer of Federal Government property to universities, setting up of research and development units by companies, payment of earned allowances and renegotiation of the signed agreement.e issues that were put out at the public domain, was that of implementation of 70 years of age but it is more than that”, Wogu stated. He, however, refused to mention other issues. “People should not panic because government has appealed to ASUU to suspend the strike because at this stage, the government has done a lot to make sure that we do not get to that stage. I believe that ASUU will listen to the pleas of government. It is plea that is coming from a party to the agreement and they also have made their own pleas. So it is a consolidation of pleas”. He disclosed that both parties agreed that it will not be in the interest of the nation for the nation to witness another round of closure of the universities at this time in her academic history. But the one-week warning strike, which began yesterday, crippled academic activities at both federal and state universities. The National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU, after its meeting at the University of Ibadan (UI), directed its members to down tool starting from yesterday, following the failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands. Visits to the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lagos State University (LASU) revealed that ASUU members complied with the directive as they stayed away from work. The lecture halls were empty while some academic staff stayed away from their offices with only the non- academic on duty. ASUU’s demands include upward review of retirement age for Professors from 65 to 70, adequate funding to revitalize the university system from 2009 to 2011, progressive increase of budgetary allocations to education by 26 per cent, transfer of Federal Government property to universities, setting up of research and development units by companies, payment of earned allowances and renegotiation of the signed agreement. |
Re: Av Ur Say: Is It Really True? Fg Reaches Agreement With ASUU –minister. One Week Warning Strike by mendo90(m): 6:36am On Sep 27, 2011 |
Please how geniue is this story,because i v packed up my bag heading home on thursday, |
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