Academic Staff Union of Universities

The House of Representatives has said that the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila never promised the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU payment ...

However, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, had accused the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila of deceiving the union to call off the strike. While the National Industrial Court had mandated ASUU to suspend the strike, the government also insisted on the no-work-no-pay policy. President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, had accused the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila of deceiving the union to call off the strike.

The House of Representatives said at no point did Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of the green chamber commit to offsetting the arrears...

“There is no place for belligerence and selfish agitation in this critical moment. “Professor Osodeke’s bad-faith approach to negotiations and his affinity for political brinkmanship are significant reasons the universities were on strike for so long. The Executive decision not to pay salaries to lecturers for the time spent on strike is warranted by the government’s legitimate interest in preventing moral hazard and discouraging disruptive industrial actions.

Some members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday tackled the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke,

“Nonetheless, the Speaker has made interventions for an exemption in this regard, and Professor Osodeke is well aware of this. The Executive decision not to pay salaries to lecturers for the time spent on strike is warranted by the government’s legitimate interest in preventing moral hazard and discouraging disruptive industrial actions. “There is no place for belligerence and selfish agitation in this critical moment. “Furthermore, the House of Representatives continues to work with stakeholders; the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to facilitate the adoption of elements of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). 43(1)(a) Trade Disputes Act, Cap T8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN). “This is a settled matter in law.

"For the record, at no point did the Speaker of the House of Representatives commit to offset the arrears of salaries owed to union members for the time ...

Our objectives in this regard will not be achieved when stakeholders choose to ignore substantive issues and the consideration of bold ideas in favour of cheap blackmail and immoral propaganda.” He added: “The House of Representatives continues to work with stakeholders; the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to facilitate the adoption of elements of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Good journalism costs a lot of money. “The public interest in ensuring a well-functioning tertiary education sector is a matter of paramount concern for all who understand the transformational role of education in any society. This effort is being supervised by the Chairman of the House Committee on Tertiary Education, Rep. “For the record, at no point did the Speaker of the House of Representatives commit to offset the arrears of salaries owed to union members for the time they were on strike,” reads a statement from the spokesperson of the House, Benjamin Kalu.

The House of Representatives says the authorities are not under any obligation to pay the salaries of members of the Academic staff union of universities ...

“Furthermore, the House of Representatives continues to work with stakeholders; the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to facilitate the adoption of elements of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). “The public interest in ensuring a well-functioning tertiary education sector is a matter of paramount concern for all who understand the transformational role of education in any society. The Executive decision not to pay salaries to lecturers for the time spent on strike is warranted by the government’s legitimate interest in preventing moral hazard and discouraging disruptive industrial actions,” the House noted.

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that only N50 billion has so far been released by the current administration of President.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released security features to help identify fake new naira notes. The Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Modibbo Hamman Tukur, revealed… “This gave rise to the FGN-ASUU’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of November 6, 2013. The strike was suspended with an FGN-ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA) of December 23, 2020.” However, for reasons best known to them concerned government officials have been foot-dragging on the matter,” he said. THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that only N50 billion has so far been released by the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to the public universities as part of the N1.3 trillion revitalisation fund agreement signed between the union and Federal Government in 2013.

House of Representatives has berated the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke,

The House of Representatives helped resolve the strike by making commitments to improve the welfare package of university lecturers and revitalisation funds to improve the infrastructure and operations of federal universities. The House spokesman explained that “for the record, at no point did the Speaker of the House of Representatives commit to offset the arrears of salaries owed to union members for the time they were on strike. “ Therefore, I call on him, in his capacity as President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to desist from making further misleading statements against the House of Representatives and the Speaker, Rep.

Femi Gbajabiamila said that the House made no commitment to the Academic Staff Union of Universities towards offsetting salary arrears.

[ statement](https://www.portal.nannews.ng/gbajabiamila-denies-pledging-to-offset-asuus-salary-arrears/) by the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Information, Mr Benjamin Kalu, following claims by ASUU President, Prof. - “For this reason, the 9th House of Representatives has been consistent in our efforts to explore avenues for reform and improvement to the framework of public education in the country from basic education through tertiary.” The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the House made no commitment to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) towards offsetting salary arrears accumulated by academic lecturers during the eight months strike.