ASUU concludes meeting with FG - gives communique to resolve strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU had on Friday issued a communique, giving the union a one-week ultimatum to get back to the government on the strike action.
This was disclosed to the journalists by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige who said the government had pledged itself to the contentious issues raised by the union.
In a further statement,it reads thus “To remind you, some of them are the funding of universities, earned academic allowances, staff schools, salary shortfalls, the issue of the Treasury Single Account among others. Most of these issues stem from the 2009 agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding that the government had with ASUU.
However, he stated that “Government is a continuum. Most of these issues did not crop up during the Buhari administration. We inherited them. Based on our conclusions, the ASUU will consult with its members and revert to the government within one week. We expect them within one week. The meeting was very cordial.”