The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed hope that their meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan today will bring mutually acceptable solution to the four months old strike which has paralysed the nation’s university education.
According to the union, they expect the meeting to be a dialogue that will lead to a mutually acceptable fair and far reaching solution within the context of the implementation of the 2009 agreement, the 2012 MOU and the recommendations of the Needs Assessment Report.The union warned that any proposal by the Government would be based on a clear acceptance of a framework for the implementation of the 2009 agreement, saying that any imposition will not present a solution to the current crisis.
ASUU in a statement by Dr. Uzochukwu Onyebinama, Chairperson ASUU, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike,Abia state, urged the President “to be guided by the principle of honouring agreements in the interest of justice and industrial harmony in the country”.
“As the National leadership of our union, the Academic Staff Union of Universities meet with his Excellency, President Goodluck Jonathan, tomorrow 4th November 2013 [tomorrow], we hope that the meeting will be a dialogue that will lead to a mutually acceptable fair and far reaching solution within the context of the implementation of the 2009 agreement, the 2012 MOU and the recommendations of the Needs Assessment Report.
“Any proposal by government should be based on a clear acceptance of a framework for the implementation of the 2009 agreement. Any imposition will not present a solution to the current crisis.
“We therefore call on the President and Commander- in- chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to be guided by the principle of honouring agreements in the interest of justice and industrial harmony in the country”, the statement said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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As a lecturer in one of the Nigerian University, I thus encouraged my learned colleagues to tamper justice with mercies.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why it takes GEJ a lmost four month befor e he could schedule a meeting with ASUU. How long did it take him to meet with G7 goverenors
ReplyDeleteWen we r ready to do things right in this country is when we will succeed.
ReplyDeleteLet's just keep the fingers crossed and see ђat today holds hopfully something better wil come out of it .thankz
ReplyDeletePresident Jonathan should take path of honour and implement the agreement with ASUU and save Nigerians the trauma of strikes in our Universities. This I believe will bring the much desired peace in our ivory towers.
ReplyDeletePresident Jonathan should take the path of honuor and fully implement the FGN/ASUU Agreement of 2009 and the January 2012 MOU to save our Universities from further decay. Enough of this politicization of the academia. Be honourable Mr. President, you will forever be remembered for saving the Nigerian Universities, after many years of neglect.
ReplyDeleteASUU should stop playing politics with education. GEJ didn't start education problem and he cant solve it over night. He has done smt let call off the strike.
ReplyDeletePls what is the meaning of need's assessment requested by the ASUU? Hope they are not been self-centered?
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