Strike: FG, ASUU meet today
ABUJA—THE Federal Government and the
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,
will again meet today in a bid to resolve the
ongoing strike embarked upon by the
university teachers two weeks ago.
Expected at the meeting called by the Minister
of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris
Ngige, are the Ministers of Education and
Finance, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Mrs.
Kemi Adeosun respectively, Chairman,
National Income Salaries and Wages
Commission, Executive Secretary National
Universities Commission and the President of
the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade
Ayuba Wabba.
A statement signed by Samuel Olowookere,
Deputy Director, Press in the Ministry of
Labour and Employment, yesterday, in Abuja
read: “In furtherance of efforts at resolving
the lingering industrial action embarked upon
by the Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, the Minister of Labour and
Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, will tomorrow
(today) by noon meet with the President and
Executive of ASUU.
“Government delegation at the meeting will
include Minister of Education, Minister of
Finance, Chairman National Income Salaries
and Wages Commission, Executive Secretary
National Universities Commission and the
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC.
“The minister recalled that ASUU had earlier
promised during the last meeting held on
Thursday, August 17, 2017, to take the offer
of the Federal Government back to its
members and get back to the Federal
Government within a week.
“Senator Chris Ngige calls on ASUU to show
good faith as the Federal Government had
already demonstrated commitment to
addressing the grievances of the Union.”
When Vanguard contacted the National
President of ASUU, Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi,
on his phone, yesterday, on the position of
the strike, he simply said that the union was
still consulting and that whatever was the
outcome of the consultation would be made
available to the public.
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