FG committed to end varsity workers’ strike - Official
- The director, press and public relations of federal ministry of education Ihuoma spoke about the on going strike by the non-teaching labour unions in Nigeria universities
- Ihuoma declared that the government is giving priority attention to the strike issue
- She maintained that the National Assembly too has stepped into the matter
The federal ministry of education on Wednesday, March 7, said it was committed to end the on-going strike by the non-teaching labour unions in Nigeria universities.
The director, press and public relations of the ministry, Priscilla Ihuoma, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
Recall that the unions, comprising of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAATs) had on December 4, 2017, embarked on an indefinite strike.
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The unions, under the aegis of the Joint Actions Committee (JAC), are protesting the none implementation of an agreement they entered into with the Federal Government in 2009.
They are also agitating the sharing formula of the N23 billion released by the federal government as part of the earned allowance of workers of federal universities across the country, among other issues.
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Ihuoma said: ''Right now, the government is giving priority attention to the strike issue. There is a process in place to bring an end to the lingering strike. The National Assembly too has stepped into the matter.
''With this development, we are sure that very soon, the entire issue will be resolved and normalcy restored.''
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the federal government and the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the non-teaching staff of Nigerian universities reached an agreement over the ongoing strike by the workers.
Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, said this at a conciliatory meeting with the leadership of the JAC of the unions and other officials of the ministry of education on Friday, September 15, in Abuja.
The non-teaching staff of Nigerian universities under the auspices of JAC embarked on strike over non- implementation of the 2009 agreement.
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