Nigeria today moved closer to resolving
the five months old industrial dispute
that had led to the closure of Nigerian
universities by signing a Memorandum
of Understanding with officials of the
federal government of Nigeria.
ASUU president
Dr. Nasir Fagge
told
Saharareporters
over the phone
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, this he said,
includes a non-victimization clause.
Accordingly, ASUU will 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.
On its part, the Nigerian government will
set up a committee to fully implement the
agreement with ASUU.
The MOU signing followed a disclosure
by Special Assistant to the President on
Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe
yesterday that the Federal government
had deposited N200 billion with the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of
the promise made to ASUU during its
last negotiation with President Jonathan.
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