THE hope for the re-opening of universities in the shortest
possible time was dashed Thursday after the Federal Government
constituted committee chaired by the Benue State Governor, Hon. Gabriel
Suswan in a meeting with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, failed to agree on the contentious issues.
There were expectations that ASUU could call off the strike after the
meeting as the National President of the union Dr. Nasir Fagge had
previously said that calling off the strike was dependent upon what the
Federal government would place on the table in respect of the
implementation of the 2009 agreement. ASUU-strike-Cartoon Speaking to
Vanguard on the outcome of the meeting, Dr. Fagge said, “Well it was
inaugural meeting, so naturally nothing much was achieved.
It is
just that the chairman (Governor Gabriel Suswan) told us how he wants to
carry out the assignment. “And then he said that he thinks we should
have a sub-committee that will liaise with TETFund and National Planning
Commission to get more information on the technical report that was
submitted by the Needs Assessment Committee and on the basis of that,
projects will be identified and will now look for the funding.”
On
the promise he made that after the meeting the union would take a stand
depending on what the government would place on the table, he said,
“There is no change any way because the meeting today is just
considering one aspect of the agreement, which is funding. “So what we
did today was to have an inaugural meeting on funding and our members
nation wide said nothing short of implementation of all aspects of the
agreement will make them call off the strike, so like I said whatever
meeting we are invited, we will go and give our members information.
like
I said today’s meeting was an inaugural meeting nothing much was
achieved there order than how to go and implementing the Needs
Assessment Report which is an aspect of funding aspect of the agreement,
so we will wait and see whatever government decides to do with the
agreement, we are there.” READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/42368.html
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