This was further extended by another 12 weeks on May 9 to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues after an extension on March 14 due to an alleged lack of seriousness on the part of the federal government.
Other ASUU demands include signing of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement, deployment of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution payment platform, payment of outstanding arrears of Earned Academic Allowances , release of agreed sum of money for the revitalization of public universities , among others.
“On the contrary, Unions in Tertiary Institutions in the country especially the Academic Staff union of Universities have been engaged in recurring and avoidable strikes that have crippled the university system. “We are doing everything humanly possible to conclude on the negotiations. It is our hope that the outcome of the renegotiations will bring lasting industrial peace to our campuses. In the main time, I am sure that the current efforts would yield the desired results and return our children back to school,” he said.
“We will continue to improve on the implementation of the Ministerial Strategic Plan, all through to 2023 for the overall development of the education sector and the Nigerian Nation. We will continue to create the necessary enabling environment to attract more and more private sector investment. We shall hand over a better education sector than we met it,” he added.
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