Emeka Wogu, Minister of Labour and Productivity, announced that it has started fresh negotiation with Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),There are indications that the Federal Government and university lecturers have began new talks to end the on-going strike in universities across the nation as the strike have lingered too long as expected.
Emeke Wogu speaking to the Bamanga Tukur-led leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) says ..
“We have made offer to ASUU. It is as complex as presented. Negotiation is ongoing. The National Assembly is equally involved,We believe they will soon call off the strike. I personally and passionately appeal to them to call off the strike. It will not affect the negotiation if they call off the strike. It is better for them to be inside than outside. Students have equally appealed to them.
”The nine-point agreements ASUU signed with Federal Government were: funding requirements for revitalisation of Nigerian universities and Federal Government’s assistance to state universities.”
According to reports, they also agreed on payment of earned allowances, including the establishment of NUPEMCO and progressive increase in annual budgetary allocation to education to 26 percent between 2009 and 2020, an amendment of the pension/retirement age of academics on the professorial cadre from 65 to 70 years, reinstatement of prematurely dissolved governing councils and transfer of Federal Government landed property to universities.
There was also an agreement on setting up of research development council and provision of research equipment to laboratories and classrooms in universities. so there seems to be every indications from Emeka Wogu that the strike will soon be called off, all students should get ready to go back to school.
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