FG WITHDRAWS ULTIMATUM

The Federal Government , Tuesday, said it was withdrawing the
ultimatum given to striking university lecturers to resume or be
sacked following appeals from well-meaning Nigerians and substantial
compliance with the directive by some members of the Academic Staff
Union of Universities.
According to the Federal Government, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN
has confirmed that a sum of two hundred billion Naira agreed with ASUU
at a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on the 5th of November
,2013 has been fully paid into a Revitalization of Universities
Infrastructure Account.
Addressing Journalists, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the
President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe who showed to newsmen the
CBN letter which was signed by the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria, Mr Tunde Lemo and addressed to the Accountant General of
the Federation, confirmed that the total sum of two hundred billion
Naira was the balance in the account as required.
Okupe who noted that what the federal government was interested in was
how to resolve the six month old crisis in a peaceful manner for the
overall interest of all concerned, said, "right now, the issue of
ultimatum is not a matter for discussion anymore. There has been
substantial compliance nationwide. If I say you must return to work on
the 9th and 70% of the people that I am talking to have returned to
work, that is substantial compliance.