ASUU STRIKE: SECOND MEETING BETWEEN THE SENATE & ASUU ENDS IN A STALEMATE

By Adejumo Kabir

The chairman, senate committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund, Senator Jibrin Barau, who spoke to campus reporter team after the meeting said the meeting which lasted for eight hours, was able to resolve all issues raised by the lecturers except one bothering on payment of arrears.

He was quoted saying "we have deliberated and, thanks to GOD, we have resolved all the issues, we have agreed on all issues except one. We have adjourned to make consultations." he said.

He also buttress "Every section (stakeholder) in this meeting will go back to their base or constituency and report what transpired (at the meeting) and at later date reconvene to trash out the remaining issue. We have resolved all issues but it remain one."

When asked what the last issue was, he replied "it is about the earned allowance that need to be paid to the university lecturers. The government, due to paucity of fund, proposed a certain amount of money but Asuu thought otherwise', that the money was quite inadequate. The union said it was going back to its members, make consultation and get back to us. We do hope they will come back with good news"

When asked when the next meeting with ASUU would hold, he said, 'it will be after due consultations. We will report back.

Credit: Campus Reporter