Federal Government is set to meet the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Wednesday over the planned nationwide strike.
This was disclosed by ASUU vice president, prof. Chris Piwuna after a closed door meeting between ASUU, and the FG representatives in Abuja.
Piwuna said, “The meeting is over; committees were set up to resolve the IPPIS/EAA and salary areas stuff. The committee is to meet 11th next week,” Piwuna said in a terse message to our correspondent.”
Following resolutions reached at the union’s national executive council meeting held at the University of Ibadan on August 19, 2024, public university lecturers threatened to go on a nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s failure to honour the 2009 renegotiated agreement.
The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, noted that most of the issues of contention dated as far back as 1981.
However, an invitation letter has been sent to the union and other organisations, and that their complaint was being attended to.
In his words, “Most of the demands of ASUU started in 1981. And virtually every government has had its fair share of ASUU strikes. But the President made a commitment during the campaign that permanent solution would be provided this time, and he has shown that in his steps and actions.”