BREAKING NEWS: FG Gives ASUU 1 Week Ultimatum To Call Off Strike (UPDATED)

Today the Federal Government gave the
Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), one week ultimatum to call off
the lingering lecturers' strike.
The acting Minister of Education, Nyesom
Wike, stated this while briefing journalists
in Abuja.
It was gathered that the government has
also ordered Vice Chancellors of
Universities to declare the jobs of the
striking lecturers vacant as from
Wednesday, December 4.
Wike called the ongoing varsity teachers’
strike as “act of sabotage.”
“The continuation of the strike despite
several meetings, especially with
President Goodluck Jonathan is an
attempt by the union to sabotage all
efforts by government to address the
issue," he said.
The minister disclosed that government
has met all its commitments and
obligations with respect to the agreement.
According to his words, government took
the decision to reopen the universities
following ASUU’s new conditions which
are “not tenable. “
His words:
"On November 4, 2013 President
Goodluck Jonathan met with ASUU
executive, labour union leaders
from the Nigeria Labour Congress
(NLC) and the Trade Union
Congress (TUC), where all the
issues were resolved and firm
commitments made to address the
lingering crisis. “It is noteworthy
that Mr. President’s gesture was
more than sufficient to guarantee
the commitment of government to
address all issues raised at the
meeting with Mr. President.
"At the end of the meeting, the
ASUU team promised to convene a
meeting of its National Executive
Committee to present the
resolutions reached and report
back by Friday November 8, 2013.
It is unfortunate that while
travelling to attend the NEC
meeting in Kano, we lost a key
member and former President of
the union, Prof. Festus Iyayi.
"Government sympathizes with the
family of the late Iyayi and ASUU.
It is however amazing that three
weeks after the meeting with Mr.
President, ASUU responded by
giving new conditions for
suspending the five month old
strike. I have never seen anywhere
in any country where you sit down
with Mr. President.
"That is the highest level of
discussion. If you cannot believe
Mr. President then who else will
you believe?”
“Any academic staff who fails to
resume on or before the 4th of
December, 2013 automatically
ceases to be a staff of the
institution
“Vice-Chancellors are also directed
to advertise vacancies (internal and
external) in their institutions.
“The National Universities
Commission is hereby directed to
monitor the compliance of these
directives by the various
institutions.
“The Federal Government has met
all its Commitment and obligations
with respect to the FG/ASUU 2009
Agreement. We appeal to all
stakeholders to appreciate the
position of Government which is in
the best interest of our dear
country.”

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