We Have Met ASUU Demands- FG

We Have Met ASUU Demands- FG
on december 03, 2013 at 5:32 pm in news
By Henry Umoru
ABUJA – THE presidency Tuesday said that the
Federal Government has met with demands of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and
there was no need to maintain the strike, just as it
stressed that the agreement was reached sequel to
the last meeting held between Federal Government
and ASUU.
According to the Presidency, the administration
believes that with the agreement and the result of
the votes across the campuses, ASUU has no
reason for further sustenance of the strike, even as
it called on the Union to comply with the call on
them to resume work without further delay.
This is coming as the ultimatum issued to ASUU
lapses today.
Speaking in Abuja during an interactive session
with leaders of the National Association of Nigerian
Students, NANS, Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Youth and Students’ Matters, Comrade
Jude Imagwe who noted that a larger membership
of ASUU campus chapters had voted for the
immediate call-off of the strike, stressed that the
directive given by the government was not targeted
to threaten the ASUU leadership, but designed to
show government’s commitment towards ensuring
that all university students return to school.
According to him, ASUU leaders must work in line
with the directives by ensuring that all students get
back to the campus as the government would
ensure a water-tight security on the campuses,
adding, “The Nigerian public should be informed that
the government has met all the promises they made
on this ASUU issue. If they have not agreed, there
was no reason for them to have said they would
meet their members and get back . It means there
was an agreement that was reached.
“The Minister of Education announced that lecturers
should resume, it was not in anyway targeted at
threatening or compelling the leadership of ASUU to
go back to school.”
In his remarks, NANS president, Comrade Yinka
who maintained tha its association was neutral, said
that it supports a just cause, adding that the
association was standing by the government
because it was working in line with its desire which
was for all schools to reope