Hopes of an early resolution of the government-varsity teachers crisis faded yesterday.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suddenly withdraw from talks with the government, which it claimed was insincere.
Teachers in the 61 public universities...
shunned their jobs on July 1 after declaring an industrial action over the refusal of the Federal Government to honour the terms of the 2009 ASUU/Federal Government agreement.
Since then, ASUU has been negotiating with two committees set up by the government.
The committees are headed by Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Anyim Pius Anyim.
Suswam announced that the government had offered N30b as earned allowances for the lecturers in the 61 public universities.
But the lecturers are asking for N92billion.
Yesterday, ASUU President Dr. Nasir Isa Faggae said the union would only return to the negotiation table after the 2009 agreement had been honoured. He spoke at a news conference at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
He said: “Our members are left with no other choice than to prosecute this strike to its logical conclusion. ASUU members nationwide are saying this strike will not be suspended until and unless the government respects the 2009 Agreement and makes concrete efforts to implement it in the best interest of the country.”
The ASUU boss accused government of being blunt, declaring that it neither had any motive to revitalise public universities through committed funding, nor was it ready to pay in full the accumulated Earned Academic Allowances between 2009 and 2013.
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ASUU, govt talks crash...**because their children are not involve. smh!
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