The leadership of
the house of representatives is currently meeting with some ministers and the
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the dispute between the two
parties.
Femi Gbajabiamila,
speaker of the house, and other principal officers are hosting the meeting,
following the decision of the lawmakers to intervene in the disagreement that
caused ASUU to embark on strike.
Present at the
session ongoing at the National Assembly complex in Abuja are Chukwuemeka
Nwajiuba, minister of state for education; Festus Keyamo, minister of state for
labour and employment; and Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU chairman.
Also present is Ekpo
Nta, chairman, National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission among other
stakeholders.
ASUU had announced
the action, on Monday, saying it is meant to compel the federal government to
implement its 2019 agreement and resolution with the union.
The union also said
its demand includes the implementation of the 2013 and 2017 memoranda of understanding
(MOU) that are yet to be implemented.
The union has also
been at loggerheads with the government over the directive to members of ASUU
to enroll into the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS)
which the government made compulsory for all civil servants.
The government had
declared the strike illegal, saying ASUU cannot dictate to its employers.
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