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       ASUU Strike Update : FG Releases Another N30 billion
       By: Ebenezer Date: September 5, 2013, 12:46 pm
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       ASUU may call off strike soon as the Federal Government has
       announced the release of another 30 billion Naira to ASUU.
       Governor Gabrien Suswan disclosed this today (Tuesday). He also
       said government is close to meeting ASUU¡¯s demands. Hopes of
       calling off the strike now looks brighter.
       What do you think?
       Read the Update on ASUU Strike as reported by Daily Post:
       The Federal Government has on Tuesday declared that an
       additional 30 billion naira has been released to the Academic
       Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, claiming that it isat the
       verge of meeting almost all the demands of the University
       lecturers.
       Disclosing this development to newsmen, Gabriel Suswam, Chairman
       of the National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy
       (NEEDS) assessment implementation committee for universities,
       asserted that the Ministry of Education would disburse the fund
       to various universities across the country for the settlement of
       lecturers¡¯ allowances.
       In his appeal to ASUU to consider the plight of the students and
       that of the government, Mr. Suswam faulted the union¡¯s earlier
       claims that the N100 billion disbursed to the Union by the
       government for infrastructures in universities was without due
       and prior consultations.
       The ASUU leadership had last week expressed concerns that a
       clear modus operandi for assessing the funds released forthe
       universities was yet to be stated by the government.
       Meanwhile, ASUU President, Nasir Fagge has continued to hold on
       to his position that anything short of N500 billion would not
       meet the immediate needs of the universities.
       ¡°We observe that the Committee is so far mentioning only N100
       billion. If the implementation is to be related to the funding
       requirements in the 2009 ASUU/FGN Agreement and the January 2012
       MoU, what is due for 2012 and 2013 is N500 billion, not N100
       billion,¡± Mr. Fagge had said.
       Mr. Suswam has however refuted claims of the Academic body,
       affirming that they were carried along in the entire process
       where N100 billion was agreed.
       He said, ¡°ASUU participated in all the meetings where it was
       agreed to raise N100 billion, which has already been distributed
       to all the universities,¡±
       ¡°In fact, the president of ASUU nominated one Dr. Baffa, who is
       very resourceful. He did all the work, and presented the
       criteria for distribution of the money which is based on the
       population of each university,¡± Mr. Suswam added.
       Suswan further clarified that the draft of the document was
       earlier sent to ASUU for scrutiny by the Committee and wondered
       where the complaint was coming from.
       ¡°Instead, they wrote me a letter accusing the committee of
       insincerity. The councils are theones that would verify what we
       are owing, go and ask them, ASUU said no, that unless we put N92
       billion on the table,¡± Mr. Suswam said.
       Suswam warned the lecturers to stop blackmailing the government
       with their protest as the strike was almost going political.
       Recall that President Goodluck Jonathan and his cabinet members,
       especially, the Minister of Finance and Education have been at
       the receiving end since the strike action commenced. Even though
       the presidency hasallayed fear that the agreement which was
       signed under a different administration would have adverse
       effect on the nation¡¯s economy, President Jonathan has accepted
       tobear responsibility for the ongoing strike action and has
       appealed to the aggrieved lecturers to go back to classroom
       while the negotiation continues, or better still make a
       reasonable attempt at shifting ground.
       With several appeals from the government and other well meaning
       Nigerians on the need for the Academic body to resume work,many
       Nigerians are of the opinion that ASUU would have relaxed its
       decision and considerthe ongoing nationwide appeal.
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