ASUU Strike Update: In response to the statement, ASUU Strike: Nigerian universities must reopen next week, with or without ASUU - FG, heres what ASUU has to say, ASUU Strike: We Won’t End Protest Until FG Meets Our Demands - ASUU ASUU has declared that they won’t call off the ongoing strike until its demands were fully met by the FG. The ABU Zaria chapter Chairman of ASUU, Dr Aliyu, who stated this, believes that, “the FG has not shown any sign of sincerity in keeping to the agreement reached in 2009 and ASUU will only call off the strike once our demands are met by the FG.” “The issue at stakes is that the FG is not sincere. The govt is trying to re-negotiate what we have already negotiated and agreed with them. The union presented a demand in 2006, which led to the 2009 agreement. Govt should implement what they have agreed upon. “Even the then Vice President, who is now the President of Nigeria, was involved. In fact, he read the agreement and was among those who advised the late President Yar’Adua to ask his team on the govt side to sign the agreement. On a recent statement attributed to the Senate President, David Mark that those who signed the 2009 agreement on behalf of government were incompetent, Aliyu said, “Indirectly, the Senate President is saying that the current Nigerian president is not competent and not just the Nigerian president, but all the Vice Chancellors that were there, the pro-chancellors that were there, the executive secretary that was there, the Minister of education’s representative that was there, Ministry of Finance that was there, Ministry of labour that was there, National Universities Commission that was there are not competent. So, what he is saying is that the whole govt is not competent, and perhaps doesn’t know its left from right. That is the implication of what the Senate President is saying”. “Our strike is trying to even improve the system. We cannot continue to pretend that we are graduating good students. People know that our students are not competent enough to call themselves graduates, that is why ASUU is trying to address it. “The strike has no negative effect directly, because it is trying to improve the system. In other headlines, TUC Wants FG To End ASUU Strike. ASUU Strike: Ignore ASUU’s demands, NASU, NAAT, SSANU tell FG. FGs Non-Challant Attitude Will Worsen ASUU Strike - ASUU. ASUU Strike: Jonathan has let us down as the first President with a Ph.D - ASUU chairman UI branch. And re-stating Fridays news on ASUU strike, ASUU Strike: Hope beams as Jonathan, union meet Monday in final peace effort Nigerian students in public universities may resume lectures in a matter of days. This indication came to light as information from the presidency says President Jonathan will on Monday meet with the leadership of ASUU at the Aso Rock Villa. The meeting is the outcome of the resolutions reached last week at the meeting between Vice President, Namadi Sambo, the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike and ASUU. The two were said to have briefed the president on their several discussions with the Union, that now requires his involvement since talks are now in the most crucial stage. ASUU had also requested that Jonathan should personally endorse agreements reached at the last Tuesday’s meeting, with an assurance to fulfil the part of the FG. Already, the presidency is considering a back-up plan, should the Union fail to call off the action. The FG may forcibly open the universities, using the instrumentality of the governing councils and school managements. Most governing councils of the universities have started meeting to work out modalities for the compulsory re-opening, after last Monday’s meeting between Wike and the Vice Chancellors. The strike is still on. While we await the outcome of tomorrows meeting between ASUU and FG, there will be a partial solar eclipse in most parts of Nigeria today, at about 4pm. It is adviced to use reflective materials like mirrors, sun shades or bowls of water, to observe the eclipse, and not stare at it directly. NESA For Economists will continue to keep you informed. Visit and like her facebook fanpage for more. We are NESA ABSU on twitter and nesa4absu on 2go. Remember to register for NESA National Conference and then NESA ABSU Award Night. Happy Sunday.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 08:32:52 +0000