- the committee was established to revisit and renegotiate the 2009 Federal Government–ASUU Agreement
- He noted that the committee submitted a draft agreement in 2021, which was meant for approval
- The position of ASUU remains firm; we stand on the Briggs-led committee agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Calabar (UniCal) Chapter, has urged the Federal Government to implement the recommendations of the Prof. Nimi Briggs-led committee, describing the delay as unacceptable.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Dr. Peter Ubi, Chairman of ASUU UniCal, made the appeal in an interview on Friday in Calabar, highlighting that the committee was established to revisit and renegotiate the 2009 Federal Government–ASUU Agreement.
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He noted that the committee submitted a draft agreement in 2021, which was meant for approval and formal signing by both the government and the union.
Dr. Ubi expressed disappointment over the government’s refusal to act on the committee’s findings, stating that the union’s compromise on salary expectations from initially seeking African average salaries for professors to settling for West African averages was rejected.
He stressed that the union accepted the Briggs-led committee recommendations in good faith, but the Federal Government has failed to formalize the agreement.
He also criticized the 35 percent salary increment recently offered by the government, saying it deviated entirely from the committee’s proposal and constitutes an attempt to delay resolution.
“The position of ASUU remains firm; we stand on the Briggs-led committee agreement,” he affirmed.
It is recalled that the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, recently reiterated that the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement remains the last formally signed pact, while the 2021 Briggs-led draft agreement continues to serve as the framework for ongoing discussions.
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