ASUU Strike: We Expect Positive Outcome Soon, Says Union
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed hope that the issues surrounding its strike action will be resolved with the federal government, as soon as possible.
THE WHISTLER had reported that Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, had said that the government and ASUU would converge after the Independence Day Celebration on October 1, to iron out lingering issues with the union.
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On its part, ASUU stated that it was expecting the best possible outcome during its meeting with the government.
“Minister of Labour, We will resolve the strike issue soon.
“We hope on positive outcome,” ASUU tweeted on Friday.
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Recall that ASUU had embarked on a strike action on March 23.
Among other issues that made ASUU to embark on the action was its dissatisfaction with the federal government’s payment platform, the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi had stressed that the IPPIS was a tool to shortchange lecturers.
Consequently, the union had recommended its own payment model known as University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
But, the federal government had said that the IPPIS was in consonance with global best practices.
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Meanwhile, Ngige had said that ASUU’ proposed payment model would be the major focus when it recovenes with the union.
“The issue of ASUU will soon come to an end,” he had said.
