The Federal Government has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to suspend its on-going industrial action in the interest of the students and the nation at large.
The minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige the made the appeal yesterday in a statement, saying there is an on-going renegotiation of the 2009 agreement between the Federal Government and ASUU executives by the Babalakin Committee which the federal Government set up on Monday 13th February 2017, and which is already addressing the issues raised by ASUU.
According to the statement, though the Federal Government do not wish to apportion blame, its important to note that ASUU did not follow the due process in the declaration of the industrial action as it did not give the Federal Government the mandatory 15 days notice as stated by law.
He Further stated that since the case was being conciliated, it is against the spirit of Dialogue and collective bargain agreement For ASUU to embark on strike as enunciated in the ILO Convention.
The Federal Government therefore wishes that ASUU consider student who are currently on examinations, call off the strike and return to the negotiation table, adding that the Ministry of Labour and Employment will ensure that time frame will be important to the negotiation this time.
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