ASUU, FG Sign Resolution On Strike
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The federal Governnent and the accademic staff union of universities have
reached an agreement to end the over five month old strike by asuu. The
lecturer's association has however said that it's member may return to
work next week.
The supervising minister of education, Mr, Nyesom
Wile told journalists at a meetin with the leadership of asuu,president
of Nigeria labour congress, Executive secratry of tie Nigerian
Universities Commission and five chancelllors of Universities that all contending issues between the parties have been resolved.
The parties signed a document to seal the agreement which spell
great hope that the over five month old strike may be called of within
one week,although the president asuu Professor Nasir Faggae declined to
say what was contained in the document.
Asuu's demand include
the upward review of the retirement age for professors from 65 to
70,adequate funding to revitalise the unversity system ;progressive
increase of budgetary allocations to the education sector by 26 percent
transfer of federal government property to universities;setting up of
research and development units by companies;paymen of earned
allowance;and renegotiation of the signed agreement.
The
agreement between the two is reached barely 24 hours after the special
assistant om public affair; Dr. Doyin okupe president a proof of payment
of #200 billion into an account with the central bank of Nigeria.
The strike began om july 1st 2013 and lasted for over five months before this resolution was reached
The
federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
Abuja signed a resolution on the five-month-old strike at a meeting of
both parties on Wednesday.
Briefing newsmen, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the meeting was called to sign the resolution on the agreements reached at the final negotiation between the federal government and ASUU.
ASUU had embarked on a nation-wide strike in July over what it described as the non- implementation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
"Today, I am very pleased to announce that all contending issues between ASUU and the federal government have been resolved to the satisfaction of the parties," the minister said.
"Let me emphasise that we recognise and appreciate ASUU's patriotic role and determination to ensure that our universities are well funded, have resources and are run like their counterparts in other parts of the world.
"We are all partners in progress and there is no victor, no vanquish in a struggle of this nature and our goal remains noble and targeted at moving our nation forward.
"As a responsible and responsive government, we have a duty to restore normalcy to the education sector so that our children can resume classes and purse their chosen careers.
"On behalf of the president, I wish to thank all well-meaning Nigerians, the National Assembly, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), traditional rulers, students and parents, among others, for demonstrating sufficient understanding."
ASUU president Nasir Fagge said the resolution was a response to a letter the union wrote to the president through the supervising minister of education.
"This document contains everything we listed in a letter to Mr President; we will now forward the document to our members for further directives," he said.
Fagge, who said that a National Executive Council meeting would be called within a week, noted that the signing of the resolution showed that government was committed.
He commended parents, students and Nigerians for their understanding and patience, stressing that the struggle was to ensure that government puts the university system in order.
The NLC president Mr Abdulwaheed Omar, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie and the vice chancellors of some public universities were present at the meeting
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Briefing newsmen, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the meeting was called to sign the resolution on the agreements reached at the final negotiation between the federal government and ASUU.
ASUU had embarked on a nation-wide strike in July over what it described as the non- implementation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
"Today, I am very pleased to announce that all contending issues between ASUU and the federal government have been resolved to the satisfaction of the parties," the minister said.
"Let me emphasise that we recognise and appreciate ASUU's patriotic role and determination to ensure that our universities are well funded, have resources and are run like their counterparts in other parts of the world.
"We are all partners in progress and there is no victor, no vanquish in a struggle of this nature and our goal remains noble and targeted at moving our nation forward.
"As a responsible and responsive government, we have a duty to restore normalcy to the education sector so that our children can resume classes and purse their chosen careers.
"On behalf of the president, I wish to thank all well-meaning Nigerians, the National Assembly, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), traditional rulers, students and parents, among others, for demonstrating sufficient understanding."
ASUU president Nasir Fagge said the resolution was a response to a letter the union wrote to the president through the supervising minister of education.
"This document contains everything we listed in a letter to Mr President; we will now forward the document to our members for further directives," he said.
Fagge, who said that a National Executive Council meeting would be called within a week, noted that the signing of the resolution showed that government was committed.
He commended parents, students and Nigerians for their understanding and patience, stressing that the struggle was to ensure that government puts the university system in order.
The NLC president Mr Abdulwaheed Omar, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie and the vice chancellors of some public universities were present at the meeting
- See more at: http://silverbirdtv.com/news/asuu-fg-sign-resolution-strike#sthash.ktIfbag7.YuR6dOzv.dpuf
The
federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
Abuja signed a resolution on the five-month-old strike at a meeting of
both parties on Wednesday.
Briefing newsmen, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the meeting was called to sign the resolution on the agreements reached at the final negotiation between the federal government and ASUU.
ASUU had embarked on a nation-wide strike in July over what it described as the non- implementation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
"Today, I am very pleased to announce that all contending issues between ASUU and the federal government have been resolved to the satisfaction of the parties," the minister said.
"Let me emphasise that we recognise and appreciate ASUU's patriotic role and determination to ensure that our universities are well funded, have resources and are run like their counterparts in other parts of the world.
"We are all partners in progress and there is no victor, no vanquish in a struggle of this nature and our goal remains noble and targeted at moving our nation forward.
"As a responsible and responsive government, we have a duty to restore normalcy to the education sector so that our children can resume classes and purse their chosen careers.
"On behalf of the president, I wish to thank all well-meaning Nigerians, the National Assembly, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), traditional rulers, students and parents, among others, for demonstrating sufficient understanding."
ASUU president Nasir Fagge said the resolution was a response to a letter the union wrote to the president through the supervising minister of education.
"This document contains everything we listed in a letter to Mr President; we will now forward the document to our members for further directives," he said.
Fagge, who said that a National Executive Council meeting would be called within a week, noted that the signing of the resolution showed that government was committed.
He commended parents, students and Nigerians for their understanding and patience, stressing that the struggle was to ensure that government puts the university system in order.
The NLC president Mr Abdulwaheed Omar, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie and the vice chancellors of some public universities were present at the meeting
- See more at: http://silverbirdtv.com/news/asuu-fg-sign-resolution-strike#sthash.ktIfbag7.YuR6dOzv.dpuf
Briefing newsmen, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the meeting was called to sign the resolution on the agreements reached at the final negotiation between the federal government and ASUU.
ASUU had embarked on a nation-wide strike in July over what it described as the non- implementation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
"Today, I am very pleased to announce that all contending issues between ASUU and the federal government have been resolved to the satisfaction of the parties," the minister said.
"Let me emphasise that we recognise and appreciate ASUU's patriotic role and determination to ensure that our universities are well funded, have resources and are run like their counterparts in other parts of the world.
"We are all partners in progress and there is no victor, no vanquish in a struggle of this nature and our goal remains noble and targeted at moving our nation forward.
"As a responsible and responsive government, we have a duty to restore normalcy to the education sector so that our children can resume classes and purse their chosen careers.
"On behalf of the president, I wish to thank all well-meaning Nigerians, the National Assembly, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), traditional rulers, students and parents, among others, for demonstrating sufficient understanding."
ASUU president Nasir Fagge said the resolution was a response to a letter the union wrote to the president through the supervising minister of education.
"This document contains everything we listed in a letter to Mr President; we will now forward the document to our members for further directives," he said.
Fagge, who said that a National Executive Council meeting would be called within a week, noted that the signing of the resolution showed that government was committed.
He commended parents, students and Nigerians for their understanding and patience, stressing that the struggle was to ensure that government puts the university system in order.
The NLC president Mr Abdulwaheed Omar, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie and the vice chancellors of some public universities were present at the meeting
- See more at: http://silverbirdtv.com/news/asuu-fg-sign-resolution-strike#sthash.ktIfbag7.YuR6dOzv.dpuf
The
federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
Abuja signed a resolution on the five-month-old strike at a meeting of
both parties on Wednesday.
Briefing newsmen, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the meeting was called to sign the resolution on the agreements reached at the final negotiation between the federal government and ASUU.
ASUU had embarked on a nation-wide strike in July over what it described as the non- implementation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
"Today, I am very pleased to announce that all contending issues between ASUU and the federal government have been resolved to the satisfaction of the parties," the minister said.
"Let me emphasise that we recognise and appreciate ASUU's patriotic role and determination to ensure that our universities are well funded, have resources and are run like their counterparts in other parts of the world.
"We are all partners in progress and there is no victor, no vanquish in a struggle of this nature and our goal remains noble and targeted at moving our nation forward.
"As a responsible and responsive government, we have a duty to restore normalcy to the education sector so that our children can resume classes and purse their chosen careers.
"On behalf of the president, I wish to thank all well-meaning Nigerians, the National Assembly, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), traditional rulers, students and parents, among others, for demonstrating sufficient understanding."
ASUU president Nasir Fagge said the resolution was a response to a letter the union wrote to the president through the supervising minister of education.
"This document contains everything we listed in a letter to Mr President; we will now forward the document to our members for further directives," he said.
Fagge, who said that a National Executive Council meeting would be called within a week, noted that the signing of the resolution showed that government was committed.
He commended parents, students and Nigerians for their understanding and patience, stressing that the struggle was to ensure that government puts the university system in order.
The NLC president Mr Abdulwaheed Omar, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie and the vice chancellors of some public universities were present at the meeting
- See more at: http://silverbirdtv.com/news/asuu-fg-sign-resolution-strike#sthash.ktIfbag7.YuR6dOzv.dpuf
Briefing newsmen, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the meeting was called to sign the resolution on the agreements reached at the final negotiation between the federal government and ASUU.
ASUU had embarked on a nation-wide strike in July over what it described as the non- implementation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
"Today, I am very pleased to announce that all contending issues between ASUU and the federal government have been resolved to the satisfaction of the parties," the minister said.
"Let me emphasise that we recognise and appreciate ASUU's patriotic role and determination to ensure that our universities are well funded, have resources and are run like their counterparts in other parts of the world.
"We are all partners in progress and there is no victor, no vanquish in a struggle of this nature and our goal remains noble and targeted at moving our nation forward.
"As a responsible and responsive government, we have a duty to restore normalcy to the education sector so that our children can resume classes and purse their chosen careers.
"On behalf of the president, I wish to thank all well-meaning Nigerians, the National Assembly, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), traditional rulers, students and parents, among others, for demonstrating sufficient understanding."
ASUU president Nasir Fagge said the resolution was a response to a letter the union wrote to the president through the supervising minister of education.
"This document contains everything we listed in a letter to Mr President; we will now forward the document to our members for further directives," he said.
Fagge, who said that a National Executive Council meeting would be called within a week, noted that the signing of the resolution showed that government was committed.
He commended parents, students and Nigerians for their understanding and patience, stressing that the struggle was to ensure that government puts the university system in order.
The NLC president Mr Abdulwaheed Omar, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie and the vice chancellors of some public universities were present at the meeting
- See more at: http://silverbirdtv.com/news/asuu-fg-sign-resolution-strike#sthash.ktIfbag7.YuR6dOzv.dpuf
The
federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
Abuja signed a resolution on the five-month-old strike at a meeting of
both parties on Wednesday.
Briefing newsmen, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the meeting was called to sign the resolution on the agreements reached at the final negotiation between the federal government and ASUU.
ASUU had embarked on a nation-wide strike in July over what it described as the non- implementation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
"Today, I am very pleased to announce that all contending issues between ASUU and the federal government have been resolved to the satisfaction of the parties," the minister said.
"Let me emphasise that we recognise and appreciate ASUU's patriotic role and determination to ensure that our universities are well funded, have resources and are run like their counterparts in other parts of the world.
"We are all partners in progress and there is no victor, no vanquish in a struggle of this nature and our goal remains noble and targeted at moving our nation forward.
"As a responsible and responsive government, we have a duty to restore normalcy to the education sector so that our children can resume classes and purse their chosen careers.
"On behalf of the president, I wish to thank all well-meaning Nigerians, the National Assembly, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), traditional rulers, students and parents, among others, for demonstrating sufficient understanding."
ASUU president Nasir Fagge said the resolution was a response to a letter the union wrote to the president through the supervising minister of education.
"This document contains everything we listed in a letter to Mr President; we will now forward the document to our members for further directives," he said.
Fagge, who said that a National Executive Council meeting would be called within a week, noted that the signing of the resolution showed that government was committed.
He commended parents, students and Nigerians for their understanding and patience, stressing that the struggle was to ensure that government puts the university system in order.
The NLC president Mr Abdulwaheed Omar, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie and the vice chancellors of some public universities were present at the meeting
- See more at: http://silverbirdtv.com/news/asuu-fg-sign-resolution-strike#sthash.ktIfbag7.YuR6dOzv.dpuf
Briefing newsmen, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the meeting was called to sign the resolution on the agreements reached at the final negotiation between the federal government and ASUU.
ASUU had embarked on a nation-wide strike in July over what it described as the non- implementation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.
"Today, I am very pleased to announce that all contending issues between ASUU and the federal government have been resolved to the satisfaction of the parties," the minister said.
"Let me emphasise that we recognise and appreciate ASUU's patriotic role and determination to ensure that our universities are well funded, have resources and are run like their counterparts in other parts of the world.
"We are all partners in progress and there is no victor, no vanquish in a struggle of this nature and our goal remains noble and targeted at moving our nation forward.
"As a responsible and responsive government, we have a duty to restore normalcy to the education sector so that our children can resume classes and purse their chosen careers.
"On behalf of the president, I wish to thank all well-meaning Nigerians, the National Assembly, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), traditional rulers, students and parents, among others, for demonstrating sufficient understanding."
ASUU president Nasir Fagge said the resolution was a response to a letter the union wrote to the president through the supervising minister of education.
"This document contains everything we listed in a letter to Mr President; we will now forward the document to our members for further directives," he said.
Fagge, who said that a National Executive Council meeting would be called within a week, noted that the signing of the resolution showed that government was committed.
He commended parents, students and Nigerians for their understanding and patience, stressing that the struggle was to ensure that government puts the university system in order.
The NLC president Mr Abdulwaheed Omar, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie and the vice chancellors of some public universities were present at the meeting
- See more at: http://silverbirdtv.com/news/asuu-fg-sign-resolution-strike#sthash.ktIfbag7.YuR6dOzv.dpuf
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