ASUU Demanded For N3tn, Not N130bn

The National President of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), Dr. Nasir Fagge, has accused
the federal government of not telling
Nigerians the truth about the
demand of the union as regards the
government’s statement that the
union's demand has been met.
According to Fagge, ASUU had a
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)
with the federal government for it to
spend over N3 trillion to turn
around the fortune of all federal and
state universities and also to better
the lot of the educational sector in
the country.
“The agreement is for the federal
government to spend N800 billion
yearly for the next four years, but
what we have is government talking
about N130 billion which is very
insignificant," he said.
Fagge made the revelation Tuesday,
while fielding questions from
journalists, at the end of the
congress of the Benue State
University chapter of ASUU, in
Makurdi.
He said: "Our demands are genuine,
and it is based on the mutual
agreement entered into in 2009 by
government and ASUU. We urge the
government to be responsible to
that agreement.
"President Goodluck Jonathan said
the strike is being politicised but the
truth is that it is government that is
playing politics with our demands. It
is as if every problem in this country
is now being politicised.
"I want to ask one basic question: Is
it political to ask government to be
responsible enough to implement
an agreement she willingly entered
into.
"It is important to state clearly that
we are a union of intellectuals, and
we cannot accept a situation were
the tail will wag the dog. Whatever
we do is for the betterment of the
Nigerian university system.”
In addition, the ASUU national
president said: "It is important to
place on record that the struggle is a
continuous one but the
implementation of the 2009
agreement is key to improving on
facilities in our universities and
placing it at par with what we have
in other parts of the world."
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