After the Federal Government and ASUU had a close door meeting which lasted for 4 hours today. The President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi has told Journalists that the meeting has ended and there are some areas needed to be address.
He said, “We have not suspended the strike,
the discussion will continue at a later date. We are going back to our
members for further consultation. FG gave us reaction to our proposals
but there were still grey areas that we are trying to sort out.
“Before
the strike can be suspended, the most critical area that FG must
address is revitalization. It is central to our academic work, unless
that area is addressed, our members will still have issues. We are not
demanding for N50bn, we are saying that the minimum that FG can release
to reactivate revitalization fund is N50bn.”
Meanwhile, the
Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige said the government have agree to meet
up with the demands of the Union and waiting for ASUU Leadership for
another meeting.
The Minister also added, “We did not take a long
time than we anticipated. We have other commitments but the important
thing is that we have made substantial progress. We have reached some
agreements in seven areas. Most of the issues have been resolved but
ASUU will need to consult its members and come with what they think.
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