Education

Strike: ASUU, Other Unions Rejects FG’s Appeal To Reopen Universities

Published

3 years ago

May 13, 2022.

Yinka Akanbi

An ASUU member said that there was nothing new except that the government team wanted them to call off the strike which they rejected
The federal government delegation was meant to prevail on the striking workers to accept a deal to call-off their strike…

EDITOR’S PICK

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a meeting convened by the Federal Government with the striking university-based unions has reportedly ended without any concrete agreement for the workers to go back to work.

The university-based unions – ASUU, SSANU, NASU and NAAT – that are on strike rebuffed the federal government’s plea for them to suspend the strike while efforts are made to address the contentious issues.

The federal government delegation was meant to prevail on the striking workers to accept a deal to call-off their strike while efforts are being made to resolve the dispute.

However, the unions refused to back down from continuing the strike saying that there was nothing on ground from the government side to warrant that.

Although ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, refused to speak to journalists on the outcome of the meeting, but one of the union members said that there was nothing new except that the government team wanted them to call off the strike which they rejected.

According to him, “There was nothing on ground for us to consider. We are not stopping the strike untill something concrete is done.”

The Minister of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige who spoke to journalists after the meeting said: “We have reached some agreements and we hope that by next week, those agreements will be maturing and the different unions will have something to tell their members, so that they can call off the strike.

FURTHER READING

“We have put some timelines for some aspects like renegotiation of 2009 agreement in terms of condition of service and wage review. So, we are hopeful that by next weekend, the unions will see a conclusion of that area”.

Click to watch our video of the week