FG And ASUU Should Resolve Differences – Committee Of VCs

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In a cry to recover from the ongoing strike, the general Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) have reiterated the need for the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve lingering issues to end the ongoing strike.

Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, the Chairman of the committee, this in an interview on Sunday in Abuja. He said it was very important for both parties to come to an agreement to end the strike as soon as it is possible.

“We have already given a press release arising from the meeting of the general assembly of the committee.

“We said that ASUU and the Federal Government should amicably resolve all lingering issues,” he said.

Edoumiekumo, who is the Vice Chancellor of Niger Delta University, expressed optimism that the issues would be resolved soon.

ASUU had on Feb. 14 embarked on strike to press home some demands including a call for the government to implement Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed in December 2020 on funding for revitalization of public universities.

Other demands are Earned Academic Allowances, renegotiation of the 2009 agreement and the deployment of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) among others.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Labor and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, had on Friday stated that the Federal Government and ASUU would resume negotiation this week.

In a related development, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, showered encomium on Prof. Adams Onuka of the university’s Institute of Education for contributing to the growth of education in the country.

Adebowale said that Onuka, a Professor of Research, Evaluation, Business and Management Education had over 180 scholarly publications to his credit before his retirement.

He said that his publications if monetized would be more than enough to procure a presidential nomination form at N100 million or any other position in any political party.

“I played it down in my mind and concluded that N100 million would require Prof. Onuka saving his earnings for 20 years,” he said

Africa Daily News, New York

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