FG hasn’t addressed critical areas of funding varsities – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday said the
Federal Government had failed to make fresh offer on funding for
the revitalisation of the nation’s public universities.

The union also stated that the Federal Government had yet to
address the issue of renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement
in its new offer made to the union last Monday.

ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this in Strike
Bulletin 9 sent to branches of the union,a copy of which was
obtained by our correspondent.

Ogunyemi disclosed that although the Federal Government had
improved its earlier offers, there were still critical unresolved
issues.

The union boss asked the public to disregard the misinformation
being peddled through the media by agents of the government and
haters of the principle of the union that ASUU strike was
political.

He asked members to remain committed to the struggle to
revitalise the education system.

“At the meeting held on January 21, 2017 between the union and
the Federal Government’s agents (the Minister of Labour and
Employment and Representatives of relevant government agencies),
the Federal Government improved its earlier offer. However, the
government has failed to address the crucial and critical issues of
funding for the revitalisation of public universities in Nigeria
and the re-negotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement.

“To confuse the public about our struggle, agents of the
government and some haters of our principled and purposeful
struggle are peddling all sorts of misinformation through the
media. Members must disregard any media information unverified or
not authenticated by the union,” the bulletin stated.