The Federal Authorities has warned that it’ll implement the “no work, no pay” coverage if the Tutorial Workers Union of Universities (ASUU) goes forward with its deliberate 2-week strike scheduled to begin on Monday.
The federal government in in a joint assertion issued by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of State for Training, Professor Suwaiba Sai’d Ahmad, insisted that dialogue stays essentially the most viable path to resolving excellent points within the tertiary schooling sector.
Based on the assertion, the federal government has already made a complete supply to the union addressing its key issues, starting from welfare and dealing circumstances to institutional governance and continues to be awaiting ASUU’s official response.
The ministers mentioned President Bola Tinubu’s administration has demonstrated “dedication and sincerity” by way of a number of interventions within the schooling sector, together with the approval of a sturdy instructing allowance geared toward motivating lecturers throughout public universities.
“Whereas authorities stays dedicated to peaceable dialogue, it would equally implement current legal guidelines to guard the integrity of our schooling system and guarantee accountability,” the assertion learn.
The ministers mentioned the Tinubu administration stays devoted to the welfare of lecturers and the steadiness of the college system, noting that its ongoing reforms are anchored on equity, accountability, and institutional strengthening.
Additionally they reiterated that sure points of ASUU’s calls for particularly these regarding inner governance, appointments, and promotions fall throughout the statutory tasks of college governing councils.
“The federal government has proven sincerity and dedication by way of engagements and coverage actions. We’re assured that, with continued dialogue, each professional concern may be addressed and resolved with out shutting down our campuses. Our college students should stay at school,” they added.
Nairametrics earlier reported that ASUU had rejected the Federal Authorities’s last-minute enchantment to halt its deliberate warning strike scheduled to start on October 13, describing the intervention as a little bit too late.
