The Federal Government has vowed to resolve the issues with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) soon, News About Nigeria reports.
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen during her 17th annual free medical outreach at Isuochi, Abia State.
She noted that the Federal Government is working hard to avert another strike, adding that the issues raised by ASUU would soon be resolved.
She maintained that the various reforms and policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are meant to holistically tackle Nigeria’s many economic challenges from the root, and proffer a lasting solution.
According to her, Nigerians will still enjoy the lasting gains of the reforms although the initial effects might be painful.
She stated, ”For the ASUU strike, it’s being sorted out, and I know that very soon, those issues will be resolved. On the looming nationwide strike, we met with the NLC leadership on Wednesday and we had fruitful deliberations. We were able to tell them the state of the nation.
“It’s good to let the Organised Labour know what the government is doing.”
She, therefore, appealed to Nigerians to be patient and support President Tinubu in his bid to re-invest the country’s economy.
Recall that last week, ASUU gave the government 14-day ultimatum to clear the remaining four months salary arrears owed their members during the 2020 nationwide strike.
The union also wants the government to remove its members from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPS), and migrate them to the University Transparency and Accountability System (UTAS); defrayal of the balance of earned allowance among other demands.
