Thursday 7 November 2013

ASUU Strike, ASUU Finally Calls Of Strike, Students Go Back To School


 ASUU Strike, ASUU Finally Calls Of Strike, Students Go Back To School
 There have been indications that after today's meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the four month strike of the lecturers may finally end. A closed-door meeting started on Monday at 2:40 pm inside the First Lady Conference Room, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

It has in attendance the President, Vice President, Namadi Sambo; Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim; Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike; and Minister of Labour, Emeka Wogu among others.
The ASUU is presented by its Chairman, Dr. Nasir Isa Fagge, Prof. Abdulahi Sule-Kano, Prof. Dipo Fashina and Prof. Festus Iyayi, Prof. Suleiman Abdul, and Prof. Abdullahi Sule-Kano. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdulawahid Omar and that of the Trade Union Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, are also there.
Indication that the strike that is now into its 5th month may be resolved has emerged when the President stated, while shaking hands with Fagge:

    "My president, I hope it will end today. Our children have suffered enough. We must find a solution."

All those in attendance responded with a loud "amen."
When greeting the NLC President, Abdulwahab Omar, Jonathan said:

    "My president with you around today, there will be no problem, our agreement is signed, sealed and delivered."

This is the first meeting between the lecturers and Jonathan since the beginning of the strike. The Presidency took over negotiations with the striking lecturers September 19, with the Vice-President Namadi Sambo spearheading the FG side.
The lecturers were seen meeting among themselves in their bus during the break that has started at 6.30 pm.

**Sources within says the lecturers have agreed to call off the strike.
 

32 comments:

  1. Wow great news,,, so i can pack my loads and move back to skool

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  2. @Annon 7 November 2013 09:26,,,, wetin gej do here?

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  3. it cools,,, thanks Ogus for the update

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  4. Yes oo @Benita ome,, No be Gej give 1b Naira? Abi na u giv am?

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  5. shuuu its nice oo

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  6. Students can start going to school now

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  7. ASUU have nt call of d strike.it was said by d aasu president wen he was invited 2 sunrise at channel tv on wednesday lastweek.wat he said is dat dey re stil waiting 4 FG 4 negociation

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  8. Wish them well.just hope the strike would be called off soon.first to comment ASUU thank you for making me jobless....OPE oooo

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  9. we pray dat all wt u r saying is true

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  10. The question is,as ASUU said der want to call off dia strike on Monday? Forget what Madam minister said,she is not sure but also hoping dat ASUU call off strike dat Monday so i wonder why all dis noise abt ASUU calling off strike on Monday.

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  11. Bad belle people. ASUU Must And will call off strike on Monday

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  12. Great info. This ASUU strike has really affected Nigerian students in so many ways. It will make more sense if the strike should really end next week to allow these Nigerian Federal Universities student get back to school.

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  13. this is what I have been waiting for.

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  14. Students don tire for house o.

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  15. it is not all about age at retirement .Assu is talking about funding it is wrong for a university not to have electricity to carry out research. I laugh in ibo when I see graduates of fisheries not able to inject fish talkless of culturing fish. This students only want to graduate and go. hating the cause and any concern lecturer. Please tell me the forward

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  16. it is not all about age at retirement .Assu is talking about funding it is wrong for a university not to have electricity to carry out research. I laugh in ibo when I see graduates of fisheries not able to inject fish talkless of culturing fish. This students only want to graduate and go. hating the cause and any concern lecturer. Please tell me the forward

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  17. I pray that FG and ASUU should reach a compromise on monday.
    We are tired of staying at home

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  18. Why una no enter unizk??

    ASUU is a stOopid bunch filled with greedy old men.

    I laff in ogba

    #maaaaadi

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  19. Am quietly watching to see how d drama ends

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  20. both ASUU and FG should go to hell and never come back

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  21. make them answer those student abeg

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  22. The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will today conclude talks on the ongoing nationwide strike by the union as the negotiation between the two team was inconclusive yesterday in Abuja .

    The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Ayim, had led the Federal Government delegation while the ASUU team was led by its President, Prof Ugochukwu Awuzie.

    Speaking to journalists after over three hours of negotiation, Awuzie said, “We have had deliberations, you know those of you who were here earlier will know that we have been here for more than three hours. We have looked at the issues. We have made some progress. We are likely to continue very early tomorrow morning where we will finish. When we finish, we will make a statement.

    When asked whether the strike would be called off, the ASUU boss said that “It is not over but the issue will be resolved very soon”.

    Awuzie further expressed satisfaction over the level of Federal Government’s commitment to the contending issues saying that, “If we fought there, you won’t see us smiling. All of us are patriots. We are talking about one thing: the good of the education sector in Nigeria. There are no adversaries in this matter. There are no winners. There are no losers. That is why we should work together.”

    Reacting to a report quoting her as saying that the strike would be resolved yesterday, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai, said “I did not promise that the demand will be met today (yesterday). What I said is that it is our hope and desire that based on what we are doing so far, the strike will be called off. And we have made progress. Of course, we are still meeting. Even tomorrow at 10am we have another meeting with ASUU. So, we are making progress.”

    In his own comment , Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, expressed the hope that after the resolution of the issue, there would be a lasting industrial peace in the sector

    He said, “We have made progress and everything will continue tomorrow (today). We believe that at the end of full discussions on this strike, we will come to a conclusion that will be more lasting than the previous ones

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  23. Its beta dey call off the strike ASAP cos м̤̣̲̣̥̈̇ damn sick of sitting ah ome..I haven't even written my post jamb sef...please pray over Ι̥Ï„̲̅ Ooº°˚˚˚°Âº ..

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  24. i dnt no y day are giving us false hope oh God help us

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  25. we pray dey call am off o

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  26. AM NOT HAPPY STAYING AT HOME AM TIRED OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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