ASUU expands strike for four weeks
The Academic Team Union of Universities (ASUU) has introduced a four weeks extension of the strike action embarked on by its members because February 2022.
ASUU National Executive Council (NEC) reached this decision at a conference hung on Sunday, which lasted into the very early hours of Monday.
ASUU in a statement on Monday claimed this was adhering to substantial deliberations and also taking into cognisance of the government’& rsquo; s past failings to follow its very own timelines in addressing concerns elevated in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Activity(MoA)
. ASUU resolved that the strike be rolled over for 4 weeks to offer the government more time to sufficiently settle all the exceptional concerns.
The union solved that the strike be rolled over for four weeks to give the government even more time to adequately resolve all the exceptional problems.
“& ldquo; The conference was contacted us to examine developments because NEC’& rsquo; s resolution to prolong its roll-over strike activity by another 12 weeks with impact from 9th Might, 2022,” & rdquo; ASUU stated. [AD]
“& ldquo; The NEC conference took place versus the background of government’& rsquo; s obligations as defined in the Memorandum of Action (MoA) it authorized with ASUU on 23rd December 2020. Specifically, NEC remembered that federal government’& rsquo; s failure to conclude the process of renegotiating the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement, release the University Openness and also Liability Option (UTAS), pay exceptional arrears of Made Academic Allowances (EAA), release agreed sum of money for the revitalization of public universities (Federal and also States), address proliferation as well as administration concerns in State Universities, resolve promotion arrears, launch withheld incomes of academics, and pay outstanding third-party reductions resulted in the initial affirmation of the roll-over strike on 14th February, 2022.
“& ldquo; NEC watched with severity the current directive offered by the President as well as Visitor to all Federal Colleges that the Minister of Education and learning, in examination with other government officials, ought to fix the remaining dilemma and record to him within 2 weeks. The Union wonders why it had taken five complete months and also needless muscle-flexing for federal government to come to the realisation of the demand for honest engagement.
“& ldquo; NEC recognized the expanding understanding of the issues and also the groundswell of support for the Union’& rsquo; s right-minded demand for an around the world competitive university education and learning in Nigeria. Nigerian universities need to not be minimized to constituency tasks that merely feed on paper and also our scholars should be incentivised to remain back and also do what they know best, here in Nigeria.
“& ldquo; NEC appreciated the historical across the country demonstration of 27th and 26th July, 2022 arranged by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in collaboration with Civil Culture Organisations (CSO) to more develop understanding on the shenanigans of the Nigerian gentility to ruin public education and learning. ASUU restores its commitment to the struggles of NLC in promoting the source of the working and suffering Nigerians.
“& ldquo; NEC observed that non-signing of the draft renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement more than one month after it was ended by Professor Nimi Briggs-led Board is additional tasking the persistence of ASUU participants across the country.
“& ldquo; NEC additionally observed that the on-going trial of the suspended Accounting professional General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris, on allegation of significant fraud has justified ASUU’& rsquo; s denial of the Integrated Pay-roll and also Personnel Info (IPPIS). The National Information Technology Advancement Agency (NITDA) is told to release records of the latest examinations on the College Openness and Responsibility Solution (UTAS) vis-à-vis IPPIS without additional hold-up. ASUU will resist any type of effort to truncate the deployment of UTAS with all legit means readily available to the Union.
“& ldquo; NEC kept in mind that collective indifference by the political course gave vent to prevalent atmosphere of insecurity which now threatens seamless arrangement of educational services in the country. The unconstrained closure of educational institutions in the Federal Resources Area (FCT), adhering to the current attack on Presidential Guards, betrays a panicky procedure to addressing a malignant condition. Absolutely nothing short of a comprehensive overhaul of the safety and security style of the nation will sustainably deal with the problem.
“& ldquo; Adhering to considerable considerations as well as taking cognisance of Government’& rsquo; s past failings to abide by its own timelines in dealing with issues elevated in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Activity (MOA), NEC solved that the strike be surrendered for 4 weeks to give Federal government even more time to sufficiently solve all the impressive issues. The role-over strike action is with result from 12.01 a.m. on Monday, 1st August, 2022.”
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& ldquo; NEC checked out with severity the recent directive offered by the President and Site Visitor to all Federal Colleges that the Priest of Education and learning, in assessment with other federal government authorities, need to fix the remaining crisis and report to him within 2 weeks. & ldquo; NEC appreciated the historic nationwide protest of 27th as well as 26th July, 2022 arranged by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in cooperation with Civil Culture Organisations (CSO) to more create awareness on the antics of the Nigerian judgment course to damage public education and learning. The National Details Modern Technology Development Company (NITDA) is told to launch reports of the newest tests on the University Transparency and also Liability Remedy (UTAS) vis-à-vis IPPIS without further hold-up. & ldquo; NEC noted that advancing indifference by the political course offered air vent to prevalent ambience of insecurity which currently threatens smooth arrangement of educational services in the country. The unceremonious closure of instructional institutions in the Federal Funding Territory (FCT), following the current strike on Presidential Guards, betrays a panicky action to addressing a deadly ailment.