The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been urged by the federal government to change its mind about going on strike.
The federal government stated in a statement on Tuesday, August 30, that it has done a lot for the education sector, particularly universities, and that it wouldn’t be inappropriate for major players in governance, such as members of the National Assembly, to take advantage of what the government has accomplished so far to determine whether the lecturers on strike can return to the classroom.
The federal government has taken the required steps to allow ASUU to resume courses, according to Minister of State for Education Goodluck Opiah, who made this statement during a presentation to the Senate Committee (Tertiary Institutions and TETfund) on Tuesday, August 30, in Abuja.
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According to Opiah, all of ASUU’s demands have been met, in contrast to the false perception that is being held about the federal government’s position, according to a statement by his special adviser on media/public affairs, Kelechi Mejuobi.
He added that the federal government had simply developed the uniform rule of “no work, no pay,” which university professors are supposed to adopt and adhere to.
The statement added;
“Government has yielded to all the demands of ASUU. The only thing is that government doesn’t support anyone who doesn’t work but wants pay”
TETfund has invested trillions of naira into the system, more than what ASUU requested for the infrastructural development of the nation’s universities, according to Opiah, who was speaking on behalf of Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu. Opiah also noted that problems pertaining to their welfare have also been resolved.
The Minister insisted that having a stakeholders’ dialogue on education cannot be ruled out in order to have a perfect system in the field, and that having other stakeholders involved will support the government’s viewpoint.
According to The Nation, the Minister requested financial support from the Senate on Tertiary Institutions and TETfund for the new federally created institutions of higher learning at the end of 2021 after the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning received a bailout request for the institutions.
