ASUU, Other Academic Unions To Meet FG’s Committee Over 2009 Agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), among other academic unions, will meet the federal government’s reconstituted committee next week on the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement with university-based unions.

Naija News reports that ASUU’s National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, made this known in an interview with Punch in Abuja.

However, Osodeke did not specify the meeting date but stated that the committee would meet in the coming week to deliberate on issues.

In early October, the Federal Government announced the reconstitution of a committee to renegotiate the 2009 agreements between the government and various university-based unions.

The committee received a time frame of three months.

Recall that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has affirmed that the Federal Government is taking proactive measures to prevent another strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

She noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s administration is working diligently to address the underlying issues and implement reforms that will strengthen Nigeria’s economy in the long term, despite the immediate challenges these reforms may present.

Speaking during her 17th annual free medical outreach in Isuochi, Abia State, Onyejeocha reassured the public that the concerns raised by ASUU would soon be resolved.

ASUU recently issued a 14-day ultimatum to the government, demanding the settlement of four months’ salary arrears from the 2020 strike, the migration of its members from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPS) to the University Transparency and Accountability System (UTAS), and the payment of outstanding earned allowances, among other issues.

Onyejeocha expressed optimism that ongoing discussions with ASUU would lead to a positive resolution soon