The Federal Authorities has reiterated its dedication to resolving all pending points regarding the Educational Workers Union of Universities. This message was conveyed in Sunday’s assertion signed by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations to the Federal Ministry of Schooling, mad…
The Federal Authorities has reiterated its dedication to resolving all pending points regarding the Educational Workers Union of Universities.
This message was conveyed in Sunday’s assertion signed by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations to the Federal Ministry of Schooling, made accessible to TVC.
In keeping with the assertion, the Honourable Minister of Schooling, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, and the Honourable Minister of State for Schooling, Prof. Suwaiba Sai’d Ahmed, have collectively reaffirmed the unwavering dedication of the Federal Authorities to constructive engagement with the ASUU in the direction of the sustainable decision of all excellent points affecting the college system.
The assertion reads, “The Ministers acknowledged that the Federal Authorities has demonstrated demonstrable sincerity, endurance, and goodwill in its dialogue with the Union, noting that nearly all of the considerations raised by ASUU have been addressed.
“These embody the introduction of a big share of instructing allowance and vital enhancements within the circumstances of service of educational workers. The few remaining issues are people who rightfully fall inside the jurisdiction of the governing councils of the respective universities, which have been just lately reconstituted to deal with such inside points.
“They famous that, although the federal government is making all efforts to resolve all the problems and be certain that college students stay at school, ASUU will not be working with the identical zeal. The federal government had met the deadline for presenting its place to the union as agreed, but as an alternative of reverting to the Ministry in continuation of dialogue, ASUU has chosen to proceed with strike motion.
“This motion, the Ministers noticed, doesn’t replicate a spirit of cooperation or equity to the scholars and the general public, particularly given the federal government’s demonstrable dedication and concrete steps already taken.”
Nevertheless, the FG warns towards embarking on strike, emphasising that the “no work, no pay” coverage stays an extant labour regulation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the federal government can be guided by this regulation ought to educational actions be disrupted within the nation’s universities. Whereas the federal government continues to show goodwill and suppleness, it won’t abdicate its duty to uphold equity and accountability in the usage of public assets.
The assertion reassured Nigerian college students, mother and father, and most people that the Federal Authorities is firmly dedicated to sustaining industrial concord within the tertiary schooling system. The Ministers appealed to all educational unions to embrace partnership and dialogue reasonably than confrontation, within the collective curiosity of the nation’s larger schooling system.
They reiterated that the federal government’s schooling reform agenda is designed to reinforce instructing and analysis circumstances, promote institutional autonomy by way of strengthened college governance, and be certain that the educational neighborhood thrives in an surroundings of mutual respect, productiveness, and innovation.
The Honourable Ministers reaffirmed the dedication of the Federal Authorities to work with all stakeholders to safeguard the educational calendar and stop additional disruption within the studying course of. They urged ASUU to rethink its place and return to dialogue in the most effective curiosity of scholars and the way forward for Nigeria’s schooling system.
TVC beforehand reported that the Educational Workers Union of Universities have declared a two-week warning strike throughout all public universities in Nigeria beginning Monday.
The announcement was made by the Nationwide President of the Union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, whereas addressing the press in Abuja on Sunday on the College of Abuja.
The union directs all members of it branches of ASUU throughout public college to droop all educational actions and start the excellent strike beginning midnight, as settlement with the Federal Authorities haven’t yielded a end result.
