Chidi Samuel| The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Wednesday denied the claim by the federal government that the union reached an agreement to suspend its nine-month-old industrial action.
Alabingo.com reported Tuesday that Nigeria’s Labour minister, Chris Ngige said that ASSU agreed in principle to call off the strike by Dec 9 during their meeting on the 27 of November where the federal government made concessions on the demands made by the university lecturers.
But in a statement made available to this publication, ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, said there is nothing in the government’s offer on November 27 to suggest the end of the over eight-month strike.
The statement read, “Therefore, the ASUU leadership did not reach any understanding with the government to suspend the strike on 9th December 2020 and there is nothing in the government offer of 27th November 2020 to suggest that conclusion as allegedly claimed by the Minister of Labour and Employment.”
“The leadership of ASUU has consistently stated at every meeting with high ranking government officials that the union’s representatives have no mandate to take a final decision on any strike action by the union.
“All the leadership does is to present government offers through its organs, and that we have done faithfully in the current situation.”
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