THE Federal Government has again appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to exercise patience as the process of implementing its agreement with the union is ongoing.
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, stated this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent.

This was as ASUU President accused the Federal Government of constantly daring the union.

The PUNCH had on Wednesday reported that no fewer than three zones of ASUU had asked Nigerians to hold the Federal Government responsible should the university lecturers embark on another strike.

The union accused the government of not implementing the agreement it signed with lecturers in December 2020.

However, ASUU for some weeks now had been urging the government to fulfill all the agreements contained in the Memorandum of Action, which it signed with the union.

But Nwajiuba assured the university teachers that all the agreements ranging from arrears to revitalisation fund would be addressed.


He said, “ASUU should have patience. All the agreements in the Memorandum of Action, from the payment of arrears, salaries to the issue of the revitalisation fund are already in progress.

“I have reached out to the NUC; they are on top of the matter and are working towards it to make sure that everything will be solved. Sooner or later, when they are through, a statement will be issued.

“ASUU should embrace patience and rest assured that the NUC is working fervently to make sure that the issues are resolved.”
But ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, in a separate interview with The PUNCH accused the Federal Government of daring the union’s members.

Osodeke said, “They are daring us. They want to see what we will do and we know their plans. They want us to look bad in the eyes of the public.

“We wrote a memo to them two weeks ago, till now, the memo has not been replied. You don’t reply a union through the press. If you make an agreement with someone, courtesy demands that if you cannot meet the agreement, you notify the parties involved. Why didn’t they communicate?”


Contact us to know the situation of things – Education minister
But the minister, in another interview with The PUNCH, advised the union to reach out to the ministry.

He said, “Let them reach out to the ministry so they can be kept abreast on what is going on. They keep on saying they reached out, who did they reach out to?”

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Meanwhile Johesu will join Nard to shut down the health sector. The dullard's government can borrow money to construct rail from Nigeria to Niger yet can settle ASUU, Nard, Johesu and Mdcan..... If to say police and soldiers too can go on strike, Dem for don go. Nigeria is doomed

This FG no just get sense at all.

We are on the NEXT LEVEL,,,,, HALLELUJAH

Manigie:
Meanwhile Johesu will join Nard to shut down the health sector. The dullard's government can borrow money to construct rail from Nigeria to Niger yet can settle ASUU, Nard, Johesu and Mdcan..... If to say police and soldiers too can go on strike, Dem for don go. Nigeria is doomed

johesu no longer joining the strike!

Skmoda360:
This FG no just get sense at all.

na today you know?

ItsGoodToBeGood:
We are on the NEXT LEVEL,,,,, HALLELUJAH

abeg make dem wait till I graduate dem dey can go on a 100year strike if dey so please
God bless Nigeria
God bless you and yours
May God deliver kogi state from the hands of evil government.

No worrt

This country is a comedy station in Heaven ..Nothing works

Gamer999:
johesu no longer joining the strike!
na today you know?
abeg make dem wait till I graduate dem dey can go on a 100year strike if dey so please
God bless Nigeria
God bless you and yours
May God deliver kogi state from the hands of evil government.

You seem so sure about Johesu not going on strike..... Thought they had a meeting and would declare the strike this night

Manigie:
You seem so sure about Johesu not going on strike..... Thought they had a meeting and would declare the strike this night

they reached a consensus