The Federal Government has
confirmed that it is in talks with the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), after it embarked on an indefinite strike.
ASUU commenced an indefinite
strike action across the nation beginning Sunday, August 13
The Director of Press, Federal
Ministry of Education, Mrs. Chinenye Ihuoma, told newsmen that negotiations
were ongoing between it and the union on the issues arising from the 2009
agreement and the MoU of 2013.
“If it is on ASUU, just know that
the FG/ASUU renegotiation 2009 is ongoing with the government team under the
leadership of Dr. B. O Babalakin (SAN),” she said.
Minister of Education, Malam
Adamu Adamu, in January inaugurated a 16-member team to renegotiate the 2009
agreement.
The committee, headed by
Babalakin, was given the mandate to dialogue with the ASUU, Senior Staff
Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), National Association of Academic
Technologists (NAAT) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Associated & Allied
Institutions (NASU) to ensure sustainable peace and industrial harmony in
tertiary institutions.
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