Strike: ASUU, FG To Meet On Tuesday |Read Details
AFNews Reporter
Aug 16, 2022
The Academic Staff Union of Universities will on Tuesday meet with Federal Government in a bid to resolve it prolonged strike.
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The President of the union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke disclosed this yesterday during an interview on Channels programme, Politics Today.
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"That is the issue of renegotiation,ÔÇØ Osodeke said, "the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement.
"It is not just about wages. It has to do with the system, funding, the structure, the autonomy and other issues; and how to fund universities.
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"The government has reduced it to just salaries alone. But if they had looked at the whole agreement and implemented it, we will not be talking about funding.ÔÇØ
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Professor Osodeke suggested that if Tuesday's meeting goes well, the strike action may be called off.
"We are willing to sign,ÔÇØ he said.
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ASUU had embarked on strike since February 14 over lack of welfare improvement, revitization of public universities, academic autonomy, among other demands
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One bone of contention for the academics is the non-payment of university revitalisation funds, which amounts to about N1.1 trillion.
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But the Federal Government has said it doesn't have the money to pay such an amount, citing low oil prices during the Muhammadu Buhari administration.
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The agreement was struck in 2009.
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Another is the issue of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
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The academics have proposed an alternative payroll system, the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
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