Strike To End At Last As ASUU Signs MoU With FG

The lingering strike by university
lecturers under the aegis of the
Academic Staff Union of Universitiesn
ASUU, seem certain to end very soon, as
members of the union today signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with
officials of the federal government of
Nigeria.
The federal rescinded its decision to
sack lecturers who failed to resume by
December 9, after the lecturers defied
the government and stayed away from
work beyond the deadline.
Speaking to Saharareporters over the
phone, ASUU president Dr. Nasir Fagge
said that the MoU signing took place at
the Ministry of Education in Abuja. The
Permanent Secretary at the ministry
signed on behalf of the federal
government while the President of the
Nigeria Labour Congress Abdul Omar
witnessed the event.
The ASUU president said the Nigerian
government agreed to fulfill most of the
obligations agreed upon during meetings
with President Goodluck Jonathan in
Abuja a few weeks ago, including a non-
victimization clause.
ASUU will now call a meeting of its
National Executive Council to take a look
at the MoU and decide on the next line
of action within the next week.
The federal government, in a show of
commitment, will set up a committee to
fully implement the agreement with
ASUU.