The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof Chris Piwuna, says the agreement signed by the Federal Government and ASUU is a great achievement on both sides.
Prof Piwuna said this on Wednesday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST.
He said that the government has shown commitment; from the 1st of January this year, the agreement took off.
“We have not been at this point for a very long time, 16 years. And so it may be, it will even appear new to us and to assess how sincere government would be considering the failures of previous governments and ministers to get us to this point.
“But that we have arrived at this point, we’ve signed an agreement, the government have agreed to it, it’s a great achievement for both sides- for the government and for our union and all those who have contributed to ensuring that we get to this point.
“The government has shown commitment. I’m sure you saw the minister brandishing the circular from salaries and wages, stating that from 1st of January this year, this agreement will come into force.
“There are a few things that are still outstanding. We hope that it will not get to any situation that will disagree. Our members at the Lagos State University, about five of them have still been dismissed. We have included it as part of our demands to ensure that that matter is resolved.
“We have about 108 members that have been dismissed from the Kogi State University by the previous administration of Kogi State. We still have our members being victimized at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO. So, these are the issues,” he said.
FG vs ASUU agreement great achievement on both sides – Union president
