ASUU strike latest: Lecturers yet to agree as meeting with FG is postponed

by Oge Okonkwo

The meeting between university lecturers and the Federal Government concerning the on-going strike that held on Monday is rescheduled to hold on Thursday as contending issues were not resolved.

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, lecturers, government delegates led by the  Secretary to the Government of the Federation,  Anyim Pius Anyim, met  on Monday, in Abuja.

Premium Times reports:

The lecturers demand full implementation of a 2009 agreement and a 2011 memorandum of understanding they had with the government on various issues ranging from university autonomy, to funding, and lecturers’ remuneration. The government has said it wants a renegotiation of some parts of the 2009 agreement.

The President of ASUU, Nasir Fagge, told PREMIUM TIMES that Monday’s meeting held and the union was there to make its presentation after it had discussed with its principals.

Mr. Fagge said the government also presented its position on the implementation of the agreement adding that “the next meeting would be on Thursday still on the implementation of the agreement.”

ASUU has been on an indefinite strike since July 1 with hundreds of thousands of university students forced to stay away from classes.

 

Comments (39)

    1. It is very sadden and heart aching to know that a country that have an immesureble resources cannot afford to finance education….. It is a citizen right to be paid by the gov but this has been sent 6 fit below…. The way we can benefit from the gov is through education , and other developmental construction ….. But it split the heart that the gov keep siphonning a large sum of money into a dersert bank rather than implementing it on the need of citizen……… Well let them continue in there bastadic way nemesis is on the door………. For all who are involve in this delay of student ……

  1. Hah Nigerian students its tym for u to make right decision in 2015 election in order to elect good and comptent leaders that are ready to comply with prolems facing education in this country bcos education and economy are the backbn of any country

  2. Thanks 2 rivers state government,I luv RSUST no time 4 strike,no more asuu

  3. Nigeria academic system remains a stigma and reproach till further notice…

  4. am nt supris cos none of their childern sch here in Nig dts y their prolongin d strike God wil c us thru

  5. Its in4tunate dat a nation rilly endowed with abundant natural resources like 9ja cannot invest in an impotnt sector of d economy like education,,,, it makes me 1da if education is rilly in mr president’s so -called 9 point agenda,,, if d fg cannot fund d vasity, d shud partner with d private sector and resurret d dying education sector,,,,,,,,, may GOD help us

  6. If u can drive a private jet why can’t impliment Asuu’s agrements? Mr president with his long nose, Pius with pig belle, tonder fire all of them in Jesus name…

  7. FG should help the nation in confinding with the Asuu so this strick would not pass tomorrow being thurstday

  8. Its unfaire hw d FG, is going abt d ongoing Asuu strike in a bless country as nigeria, if u dnt go to school they will cal u a militant or boko-haram, when u go tru d pains in school and by God grace u graduate to get a job is an other job it self, now u wil surmon courage to schl n FG, can nt help u finish @ whn dew, even whn we hv d capacity to operate a free strike Educational society and d painful part is mr. President was once a lecturer.it really bad.

  9. But wat ar d reasons of FG for nt av implemented d agrimet before now? In al cases d FG should ensur d strik b called off dis wk. Just one day it will b my turn 2 rule my dear country Nigeria, then every tin b visible nd worth comending by all. Thanks.

  10. @Akpii Benedict u try, i lyk ur stand…..both parties must agree with each other…..i.e FG must give ASUU what they demand of it and ASUU must call-off strike tomorrow…….fullstop

    1. All these pple self fg and asuu..all of una children dey skull abroad..

  11. Our problems is how to manage our resourses,May God save us all from all this fools and rogues call leaders amin.God bless Naija.

  12. FG, U must meet ASUU’s demand 2mrw! ASUU, U must call off de strike 2mrw. wht am i saying? both of u can go 2 hell if u proof 2 be sturbon. afterall we re already victims here

  13. Naija need people that are capable of building d nation not there pocket!!!

  14. God bless asuu…nigerian education is in a mess…but FG sef no dey try oo..if na to use d money buy jet d money u’ll b available…fuck FG

  15. asuu God must purnish una oooo…..una too greedy…..the moni dem dey pay una dey ok…see all una pot belle

  16. we students shud b against Asuu nt FG

  17. thursday meetin wil yield positv result in jesus name

  18. I think government shuld try nd reach a compromise with asuu on tomorows meeting so that student’s can go back 2 school they are delaying our academic section if not we won’t support d fourth coming election.

  19. More greeze to your elbow Sir Nasir Faggi…. Nigeria as a country is in total mess..no job opportunity for our graduate..they sit down at home their years of studying in school galivanting around like sheep without shepherd… Please the so called FG should also provide job avenue for our graduate….

    1. What Asuu president is doing is right just that this strike hav taken a long time we the student are tired of staying at home let Asuu and fg reach a conclusion

  20. All tin work 2geda 4 good 4 sons of God, dat is all.

  21. All tin work 2geda 4 good 4 sons of God, dat is all.

  22. I don’t hav dem fucking time wit both FG & Assu, becos our leaders feel they re educated so they don’t hav any prblm again, Assu re too greedy people, lecturers drive flashy cars wit beautiful girls bt still they ll neva be contented.

  23. Fg do something don’t allow dis country 2 divide, bcoz d studnt ar d leaders of 2moro!

  24. May Allah help us all

  25. Weda FG like it or nt,I de graj nex year by God’s grace! dat devil is a liar.

  26. ASUU is great! More power to ur elbow

  27. I love this idea,its a great one. Let our leaders help we the upcoming and young future leaders of tomorrow.

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