The proposed meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) scheduled to take place today has been postponed.
ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, who announced the development to Channels Television on Monday, confirmed that the meeting which was previously announced by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman on Friday will no longer hold.
TheFact Daily gathered that the meeting is now scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.
ASUU had issued a 21-day notice of strike to the Federal Government over several unresolved issues.
In response, the Minister informed that most of the issues of contention dated as far back as 1981. He however said letters of invitation had been sent to the leadership of the Union and other organisations and that their grievance was being attended to:
“Most of the issues raised by ASUU are being attended to. For instance, the issue of exit from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) has since been resolved by the President. Bureaucracy is the reason for delay in the implementation of that directive. But by the time we meet on Monday, some of these issues would be discussed and resolved”.
“Most of the demands of ASUU started in 1981. And virtually all government has had its fair share of ASUU strike. But the President made a commitment during the campaign that permanent solution would be provided this time, and he has shown that in his steps and actions,” he said.
