FG, ASUU AGREE TO RESOLVE STRIKE AFTER 14 HOURS MEETING.

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, after a 14- hour meeting which ended on Friday morning, issued a communique, giving the union a one- week ultimatum to get back to the government on the strike action .
The Minister of Labour and Employment , Chris Ngige, who highlighted the communique to journalists by 3. 30am on Friday, said the government had pledged itself to the contentious issues raised by the union .
Ngige said , “ To remind you , some of them are the funding of universities, earned academic allowances, staff schools, salary shortfalls , the issue of the Treasury Single Account among others . Most of these issues stem from the 2009 agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding that the government had with ASUU .
“ Government is a continuum . Most of these issues did not crop up during the Buhari administration. We inherited them . Based on our conclusions, the ASUU will consult with its members and revert to the government within one week. We expect them within one week. The meeting was very cordial. ”
The ASUU president , Prof Biodun Ogunyemi , promised the executives would consult with their members and communicate their decision within the ultimatum.