ASUU: FG Will Review Developments In February – Ngige

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has disclosed that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet again in February to review developments regarding the just called-off nine-month industrial action.

Ngige, during an interview on a TV programme, stated this when asked what will happen if the ASUU decides to embark on another strike, should FG fail to honour its the agreements reached.

“I will make sure the government does its own bit,” he assured, adding that the agreement has been structured in such a way that “it is a win-win situation for everybody”.

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“For the revitalisation, we have given government up to the 31st of January to pay that. We have also opened the window so that by the end of February, we will sit down again and review all these situations. Nobody is going to keep anybody in suspense.

“I will not give ASUU the opportunity to go on strike. Because I have three biological children that suffered from this imbroglio that we found ourselves in and about 15 people on my scholarship in Nigerian Universities. So I am a committed parent,” the minister added.

Eko Hot Blog had reported that the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) “conditionally” suspended its strike on Wednesday exactly nine months after it starts in March.