- The president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said the federal government is yet to invite the union for negotiation
- ASUU embarked on an indefinite strike over poor funding of universities
- The president of ASUU said the union has sent a memoradum to the government but nothing has been done
There is no end in sight for the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), strike as the national president of the union, Biodun Ogunyemi, said the federal government is yet to invite them for negotiations.
The union is protesting poor funding of universities and alleged plot by the federal government to increase tuition fees.
Ogunyemi, in an interview with Premium Times, said a memorandum has been sent to the federal government on how universities can be well funded but no talk has been initiated yet.
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He said: “For the minister, we have memorandum placed before them, but nobody is talking about the items there except to say that they cannot meet the union’s demand because of the oil prices.
“We have submitted the report of a joint committee to the minister; on how to generate funds to address the outstanding balance of N1.3 trillion. It is like the minister is not addressing issues raised and the recommendation in the report.
“They know how to reach us. That’s not how we’ve been communicating,” Mr Ogunyemi said of an appeal by the education minister last week that the strike be suspended to allow for negotiations.
“The chairman of the negotiating committee came yesterday, Wale Babalakin, begging ASUU to come back to negotiating table. He has not addressed the issue we raised and he has been dancing around the issues.
“There are two issues that we’ve raised. But by his own attitude and actions, it was obvious to that he didn’t want that. That was why we said we have seen enough.
“Our members remain resolute and report we are getting from branches indicate that our members are determined. Government cannot continue to handle education with levity which is the focus for the development of any country. We cannot continue to pretend that we have education when our universities are in terrible condition."
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that ASUU chapter of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) and Bauchi State University, Gadau, had decried the detention of ATBU chapter chairman, Adamu Babayo, by the Department of State Services (DSS).
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