The Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU), presently on a nationwide strike, has rejected the offers
made to it early this week by the Nigerian government.
This was made known by the
President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, who revealed that upon reviewing the offers
made by the government, members of the union across various campuses and zones
rejected it.
Minister of Labour and
Employment, Chris Ngige, had stated that the labour dispute with the university
teachers was on the verge of being resolved after the seventh meeting with the
leadership of ASUU on Tuesday.
However, in a report by PREMIUM
TIMES on Saturday, the President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, disregarded the
claim of Chris Ngige and stated that they had rejected the offer.
Mr. Ogunyemi, who described
government’s offer on the outstanding revitalization fund of N1.1 trillion as
tokenism, said members are insisting that government should release at least a
tranche of N220 billion spread over four quarters of 2019.
He added that on earned
allowances, government’s proposal should not be lesser than the total amount
released “the last tim
Mr Ogunyemi said; “Our members
have rejected tokenism with respect to outstanding revitalization fund of N1.1
trillion. They are insisting that government should release at least one
tranche of N220 billion spread over four quarters of 2019.
“On earned academic allowances,
our members said government’s proposed amount out of the verified balance
should not be less than the total amount released last time, while evidence of
mainstreaming the allowances into the 2019 budget should be shown. Also,
timeline should be attached to payment of the balance of the arrears.
“The revitalization fund and
earned academic allowances are the two critical areas on which our members feel
strongly about. They expect necessary adjustments on the part of government
before they can reconsider their decision on the ongoing strike action.”
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