ASUU strike would soon be over-FG

While the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) continues to bite hard, the Federal Government yesterday has expressed optimism that the industrial action would soon be over.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Clement Illo, told newsmen in Abuja, the Nigerian capital that the government was positive that ASUU would soon resolve issue.

According to a monitored report via the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) a meeting involving the Committee on Labour, the Committee on Education and ASUU convened by the Senate President, ended in deadlock on Wednesday.

Illo, who described the meeting as “a very positive step”, said the three-hour meeting recorded huge success toward resolving the issues.

According to Illo, “it is still work in progress and we are still meeting on Friday and on Monday. But the indications are very positive that the issues will be resolved as quickly as possible. We are sure of success on Friday but if we did not, then we will definitely succeed by Monday.”

“So, the possibility like I said of suspending the strike is still very positive because there is high possibility that the strike would be suspended.”

“This is because the issues have been very well articulated and already, there is a focus on how it will be resolved,” he said.

He stated further that, “like I said, it is very positive, why should government not implement something it signed in good faith?.”

ASUU recently embarked on one-week warning strike to demand the implementation of previous agreements with Federal Government and the removal of universities from the Treasury Single Account (TSA).

 

Compiled by Dayo Emmanuel

Source: NAN