WE HAVE MET ASUU DEMANDS - FG

The presidency yesterday said that the Federal Government has met with
demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and there
was no need to maintain the strike, just as it stressed that the
agreement was reached sequel to the last meeting held between Federal
Government and ASUU.
According to the Presidency, the administration believes that with the
agreement and the result of the votes across the campuses, ASUU has no
reason for further sustenance of the strike, even as it called on the
Union to comply with the call on them to resume work without further
delay.
This is coming as the ultimatum issued to ASUU lapses Wednesday.
Speaking in Abuja during an interactive session with leaders of the
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Youth and Students' Matters, Comrade
Jude Imagwe who noted that a larger membership of ASUU campus chapters
had voted for the immediate call-off of the strike, stressed that the
directive given by the government was not targeted to threaten the
ASUU leadership, but designed to show government's commitment towards
ensuring that all university students return to school.
According to him, ASUU leaders must work in line with the directives
by ensuring that all students get back to the campus as the government
would ensure a water-tight security on the campuses, adding, "The
Nigerian public should be informed that the government has met all the
promises they made on this ASUU issue. If they have not agreed, there
was no reason for them to have said they would meet their members and
get back . It means there was an agreement that was reached.
"The Minister of Education announced that lecturers should resume, it
was not in anyway targeted at threatening or compelling the leadership
of ASUU to go back to school."
In his remarks, NANS president, Comrade Yinka who maintained tha its
association was neutral, said that it supports a just cause, adding
that the association was standing by the government because it was
working in line with its desire which was for all schools to reopen.