{"id":133089,"date":"2024-10-04T11:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T10:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/hold-fg-responsible-if-we-embark-on-another-strike-asuu-tells-nigerians"},"modified":"2024-10-04T12:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T11:23:01","slug":"hold-fg-responsible-if-we-embark-on-another-strike-asuu-tells-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hold-fg-responsible-if-we-embark-on-another-strike-asuu-tells-nigerians","title":{"rendered":"Hold FG responsible if we embark on another strike- ASUU tells Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says parents, guardians and other Nigerians should not hold the union responsible for any strike action after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>The union also said despite its entreaties to engender harmonious industrial relations in public universities, the Federal Government has refused to take advantage.<\/p>\n<p>ASUU spoke in a statement signed by the Bauchi Zonal Coordinator, Namo Timothy Aku.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: \u201cThe National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) met at the University of Ibadan on August 17-18, 2024, after which the Union gave the Federal Government of Nigeria a 21-day ultimatum to resolve all the lingering issues between the Government and the Union or risk the shutdown of the University System.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ultimatum which was communicated to the Federal Government through the Minister of Education elapsed on September 14, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnresolved issues include; conclusion of the re-negotiation of the 2009 FGN\/ASUU Agreement; release of the three-and-half month salaries of academic staff; release of all unpaid salaries of all academic staff on adjunct appointment; release of outstanding third-party deductions; funding for the revitalisation of public universities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPayment of Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) as captured in the 2023 Federal Government Appropriation and passed by the National Assembly; proliferation of universities by Federal and State Governments; implementation of the reports of visitation panels to universities; illegal dissolution of Governing Councils; replacement of Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) with the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) for payment of salaries and emoluments of academic staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leadership of the Union met on Thursday, September 19, 2024 to review Government\u2019s response to the ultimatum and observed as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment has failed to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Action (MoA) arising from the 2009 FGN\/ASUU Agreement, which has continued to precipitate crises in public universities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment has failed to exit universities from IPPIS in spite of the Presidential directive in October 2023 and the court order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment has failed to implement the white papers of the visitation panels and to amend the National Universities Commission (NUC) Act to stop the proliferation of public universities without any intention to fund these and the existing ones adequately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cASUU has noted with concern Government\u2019s resort to old antics of time-buying, denial of documentation and lack of budgeting provisions to compound issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a fact the funds were appropriated in the 2023 budget for payment of Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) and the re-vitalisation of public universities, but no one knows what has happened to the money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also wonder why academics have not been exited from the IPPIS, in spite of the Presidential directive to that effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClaims of insufficient funds cannot be sustained as more funds have continued to accrue to the Federation Account after the removal of oil subsidy and devaluation of the Naira. It is just lack of prioritisation and political will.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is, however, unfortunate that Government has not taken advantage of these entreaties to engender harmonious industrial relation in the public universities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently, ASUU has resolved to give the Federal Government another 14 days from Monday, September 23, 2023 to urgently address all lingering issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Union should not be held responsible for any industrial disharmony after expiration of the 14-day ultimatum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says parents, guardians and other Nigerians should not hold the union responsible for any strike action after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government. 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