The federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have come to a new accord.
After four hours of discussions at the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday, the leadership of the House of Representatives mediated the new arrangement.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is now attending the UN General Assembly meeting, must approve the deal before it can go into effect.
The federal government was represented at the meeting by Goodluck Opiah, Minister of State for Education, while Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU, led the union there.
Femi Gbajabiamila, the conference’s chair, claimed that some agreements were achieved after the meeting was held behind closed doors, but he did not specify which ones.
He revealed that ASUU must do the same for its members as the lawmakers will do for President Buhari upon his arrival.
There were essentially seven places where ASUU made what we regarded as a request for them to resume their strike.
The leadership of this house will then await Mr. President’s return from the current General Assembly. Mr. President and I shall meet. The agreement achieved by the legislative branch of the government will be laid. I’m hoping Mr. President would accept the arrangement, and with that, I think this situation will be quickly resolved,” he stated.
To further debate, the MPs will meet with the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission, the Accountant General of the Federation, the Auditor General of the Federation, and the National Information Technology Development Agency on Thursday.
The ASUU president commented on the meeting and predicted a quick resolution to the problem.
“It is a good development and we are waiting for what they will send to us to commit our members. We hope that within the immediate future, this issue will be resolved.”
