Government Officials Sabotaging Negotiations, Says ASUU President
Federal government workers have been accused by Emmanuel Osodeke of sabotaging ASUU's negotiation
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According to Osodeke, negotiations with the government have not been fruitful owing to actions of some government officials at the federal level
He said a worker at the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (NSIWC) reportedly lied to the government that ASUU threw him out of one of the negotiations
Nigerian federal workers have been accused of frustrating government's negotiation with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The allegation was raised by Emmanuel Osodeke, president of ASUU who says federal bureaucrats are “throwing wedges” into the union’s negotiations with the government, The Cable reports.
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Osodeke claimed that a worker at the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (NSIWC), a government establishment supervised by the ministry of finance, reportedly lied to the government that ASUU threw him out of one of the negotiations.
He said:
“We would finish the process and conclude negotiations, but all we would hear is that ASUU chased out some officials. one Mr Zara in National Salaries, Income and Wages, went and lied to the government that we chased him out of meetings,” he said.
“The good thing is that we have all the minutes of the meeting where he attended each of them but he went and lie to just scatter the process. That’s what they have been doing.
“The people scattering these things, not even the political elites, are the bureaucrats. ‘Why would you tell the government that they chased you out of negotiation when you know it’s a lie.
“This is how they keep on putting wedges. We will finish and they will throw wedges on it. And that is why we are where we are today.”
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In another development, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has been accused of failing to honour the Federal Government's agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The allegation against the president and his cabinet members in the education and labour force sector was made by Peter Obi, Labour Party's presidential candidate.
According to Obi, improved education and lifting people out of poverty are key to addressing insecurity in the country.
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Meanwhile, Femi Gbajabiamila is currently enrolled in a leadership course at the Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
The lawmaker who is serving as the current speaker of the House of Representatives announced that he is back to class.
Gbajabiamila made the announcement on his personal Facebook page while sharing various pictures of himself and his classmates.
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