The Federal Government has withdrawn her recent threat to employ the ‘no work no pay policy’ against striking university lecturers.
‘We have Lots of Concrete Issues with the Government’ Says ASUU Chairman
This was made known by the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a chat.
Speaking on TVC News at the early hours of today Prof. Biodun Ogunbiyi said ‘It’s not new, it’s been there since the time of military. Its a way that government uses intimidate workers for agitating for there right’
‘What will just want the government to do is to come out and tells us what they can do as regards 1.1 trillion agreement they had with the union’
‘The government has not engaged us. Let them tell us how they want to release the fund. ASUU is an understanding organization, let them tell us how they want to pay it.’
Also answering a question on what is the minimum demand they are taking to the table at the meeting with the government today, Prof. Ogunbiyi said the Union has lots of Concrete issues to look at with the government.
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The Union Chairman further stressed that what the union was doing was to rescue the education sector from imminent collapse and to ensure that the children of the poor get access to quality and affordable education.
The ASUU boss also said that last Friday’s meeting between the two parties did not yield much results.
He said: “Well, we have confirmed that they have withdrawn that threat (no work no pay). So it appears the threat is not there for now.
“But even if the threat is there, we are prepared for that because for our members, no sacrifice is too much to salvage Nigeria’s education.
“Shortly before our action while the NLC (Nigeria Labour Congress) hullabaloo was going on with the federal government, they went to the Federal Executive Council that they were activating that rule.”
