ASUU Strike: FG To Begin Negotiations Today

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A part of efforts to end the on-going strike, the Academic Staff Union of Universities is expected to meet the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige on Tuesday (today).

Charles Akpan, spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Employment disclosed this to newsmen on Monday.

“The minister will meet with the ASUU on Tuesday by 1pm. It will be at the ministry’s office,” he said.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on February 14, 2022 declared a four-week nationwide strike when the Federal Government failed to grant its demands.

Speaking to newsmen on his expectations for the meeting, Dr. Dele Ashiru, ASUU Chairman, Lagos chapter said, “They should just sign our renegotiated 2009 agreement and commence implementation that will usher in a new salary structure for our members.

“We are not averted to renegotiation, what we don’t want is the way they kept our document without attending to it.

“If they have any observation on the document, they should let us know and then we can negotiate. It is the government that runs away from negotiation, our union does not.”

Meanwhile, the National Association of Nigerian Students directed its members to block major federal roads in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory on February 28, 2022 in protest against the ongoing strike.