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The Federal Government has called the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for a dialogue today, Monday, April 11, 2022, through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.
Representatives from the Federal Government and ASUU will attend the meeting, which is set to begin at 5.00 p.m.
In a notice of meeting emailed to journalists on Monday, Patience Onuobia, the Director of Press and Public Relations for the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, stated that Minister Chris Ngige will chair the meeting himself.
“The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, will be meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities today by 5 pm,” the notice read.
On Monday, April 11, 2022, the ASUU strike began its 56th day, following the announcement of a four-week total and comprehensive warning strike due to the union’s inability to negotiate an agreement with the Federal Government on university lecturers’ demands.
The release of university revitalization money, renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, release of earned allowances for university lecturers, and deployment of the UTAS payment platform for the payment of university lecturers’ wages and allowances are among ASUU’s demands.
Following the expiration of the initial four-week warning strike, the union declared a further eight-week strike, claiming that it was giving the government more time to address its concerns.
He said: “You can see what the Ministry of Finance is doing – it gave N50bn, N20bn – we don’t have N200bn in the coffers at a go. When the last President signed the agreement, he thought he might have the money.”
With the last meeting between the Federal Government and ASUU ending in an impasse, the renewed effort to terminate the interminable ASUU strike will be closely watched.
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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