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From Jonas Ike, Abuja
There is still no end in sight to the one month old strike embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU as a meeting between the union and Federal Government on Monday night ended without an agreement.
The meeting which started at about 5.30pm at the Minister’s Conference Hall Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity was attended by the Minister Dr. Chris Ngige, President of ASUU Dr. Biodu Ogunyemi and other notable members of the union.
It was gathered that the striking lecturers refused to agree on the negotiations on the payment of the 2007 anf 2009 agreements entered into with them by the federal government.
The meeting is the third in the series of meeting held this week by the Ministry and the striking lecturers over the lingering strike action in the nation’s ivory towers.
Briefing newsmen at the end the meeting, Minister of Labour Dr. Chris Ngige said that the the two parties to the dispute discussed on areas that were outstanding on the memorandum of action agreed upon by them on the lingering matter in 2007.
He said that there shortfalls and added that the government is working on those shortfalls that would translate ultimately to payment of the striking lecturers.
He added that a memo has been raised to the accountant-general of the federation to source for funds to that effect adding that the meeting is adjourned to Monday 17th December 2018 for them to get reports on those issues discussed
He added that a committee is to be set up by the federal government to interface with state governors on the funding of state universities.
Ogunyemi on his own part said that the the union has no report yet to the striking lecturers on the meeting until the promises made to them at the meeting is fulfilled.
End.