The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of sponsoring media campaign to force it to end the ongoing industrial action.According to the union, its indefinite strike which started on July 2, still stands, irrespective of the move by government to discredit its leadership.Chairman of ASUU, University of Abuja chapter, Clement Chup, had on Sunday in an interview with Daily Independent, also denied a purported meeting at the State House, Abuja, with Vice President Namadi Sambo, where it was claimed that government further shifted grounds on the demands of the Union.According to a source, there was an appreciable progress in the on-going negotiations between ASUU and the Vice President, particularly on the controversial earned allowances for the striking lecturers.In the report, government was alleged to have further shifted ground on the demands made by the Union, by agreeing to add N10 billion to the N30 billion initially provided for the settlement of earned allowances, making it N40 billion.It was also reported that government had shored up the N100 billion meant for infrastructure to N150 billion with a pledge to periodically inject more funds into the system in line with the Needs Implementation Committee chaired by Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswan.Chup in his reaction, said: "I read the mischievous report online myself, but I am telling you authoritatively that there was no such meeting.""Government is only trying to use propaganda and cheap blackmail to make us call off this strike, but it will not work.""Our strike is still very much on course, in fact, ASUU will soon release a position paper on these developments, we are used to this kind of blackmail from government," Chup said.
Monday, October 21, 2013
ASUU Strike: Media Reports Sponsored; FG Added No Dime, No Improvement – Union
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of sponsoring media campaign to force it to end the ongoing industrial action.According to the union, its indefinite strike which started on July 2, still stands, irrespective of the move by government to discredit its leadership.Chairman of ASUU, University of Abuja chapter, Clement Chup, had on Sunday in an interview with Daily Independent, also denied a purported meeting at the State House, Abuja, with Vice President Namadi Sambo, where it was claimed that government further shifted grounds on the demands of the Union.According to a source, there was an appreciable progress in the on-going negotiations between ASUU and the Vice President, particularly on the controversial earned allowances for the striking lecturers.In the report, government was alleged to have further shifted ground on the demands made by the Union, by agreeing to add N10 billion to the N30 billion initially provided for the settlement of earned allowances, making it N40 billion.It was also reported that government had shored up the N100 billion meant for infrastructure to N150 billion with a pledge to periodically inject more funds into the system in line with the Needs Implementation Committee chaired by Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswan.Chup in his reaction, said: "I read the mischievous report online myself, but I am telling you authoritatively that there was no such meeting.""Government is only trying to use propaganda and cheap blackmail to make us call off this strike, but it will not work.""Our strike is still very much on course, in fact, ASUU will soon release a position paper on these developments, we are used to this kind of blackmail from government," Chup said.
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