Following the agreement between Federal Government and lecturers, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has asked the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to suspend the ongoing strike.
On Monday, January 7, 2019, the Federal Government reached an agreement with ASUU leaders in a meeting held in Abuja.
According
to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who was also
at the meeting, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N20billion, to
offset the outstanding arrears of the 2009 to 2012 verified earnings in
the universities.
Ngige added that earned allowances will be released to ASUU as soon as the process is completed.
Despite
the agreement between both parties, ASUU president, Prof Biodun
Ogunyemi, while speaking with journalist after the meeting said the
strike would not be called off.
Ogunyemi said the strike could
only be called off after the union’s NEC meeting. He however, did not
state when the meeting will hold.
NANS has now urged ASUU to call off the strike having reached an agreement with the government.
In
a statement on Tuesday signed by the NANS president, Comrade Bamidele
Akpan, the student body accused the lecturers of not pursuing the
interest of Nigerian students.
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