An end finally seems to be in sight for the over eight months old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The leadership of the striking lecturers showed signs of suspending their nationwide action after their meeting with the Federal Government for over six hours on Friday.
The consensus was reached after the Federal Government team, led by Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige pledged to pay N40 billion as Earned Allowances for the lecturers and N30bn as Revitalisation Fund for the University System bringing the total payment of the offer to N70 billion.
The Federal Government also agreed to settle all the arrears of salaries of the striking lecturers before December 31, 2020
At the end of last week’s meeting, the Federal Government had accepted the demand to exempt ASUU members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS pending the approval of their own proposed payment system known as the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS.
The meeting resolved further that ASUU is to report the agreement to its organs and then communicate their decision to the Federal Government after which a date for the suspension of the strike is likely to be announced.
ait.live gathered that ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi had insisted that the agreement should not be made public until it has been approved by its members, but, Ngige said the parley was fruitful, adding that the government made a proposal to ASUU which it would take back to its members.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
