ASUU ought to return to school rooms; negotiation continues: Ngige

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has suggested the Educational Workers Union of Universities (ASUU) to finish their strike as ordered by the Nationwide Industrial Court docket.

The courtroom on Wednesday in Abuja ordered the putting lecturers to return to the classroom following a go well with filed by the federal authorities.

Mr Ngige stated the injunction doesn’t foreclose additional negotiations.

“For me, they need to do the needful and return to the classroom,” the minister stated on Wednesday when he hosted visiting members of the Nigerian Affiliation of Medical and Dental Lecturers in his workplace.

Mr Ngige stated the federal government would quickly direct vice-chancellors to reopen the colleges in compliance with the order of courtroom. 

“The courtroom ruling doesn’t preclude us from happening with additional negotiation and consultations,’’ he stated.

ASUU started its strike on February 14 to demand that the federal authorities revisit some agreements signed between them in 2009 and likewise to enhance on varsity funding and cost of earned allowances.

The lecturers additionally need the federal authorities to shelve its Built-in Payroll and Personnel Data System (IPPIS) in paying lecturers’ salaries.

The federal authorities makes use of the IPPIS platform to pay its workers.

They demanded that quite than its IPPIS, the federal government ought to undertake the College Transparency and Accountability Answer, the cost platform designed by the colleges themselves to pay lecturers.

The minister instructed his guests that the Industrial Court docket’s ruling was in the perfect curiosity of Nigeria and its folks.

Based on him, the ruling is a win-win for the federal government, for college kids, for lecturers and for all Nigerians.

“It’s a no victor, no vanquished.

“You medical doctors in teachers are for now members of ASUU, however you’re right here; though you’ve dissociated yourselves and you’re working.

“We wish to thanks for working and instructing your college students,’’ the minister stated.

He famous that pro-chancellors of universities had met with President Muhammadu Buhari and made some calls for that included topping up the federal government’s provide and seeing whether or not there might be some bailout.

Mr Ngige added that the president had assured that he would seek the advice of with stakeholders on the request.

The minister additionally counseled the Home of Representatives for intervening within the ASUU imbroglio.

Mr Ngige stated that he was completely happy that the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, additionally assured that principal officers of the Home would meet with President Buhari over the strike.

He defined that no matter cash that may be accepted to satisfy a few of the calls for would go into the 2023 funds.

“Because the Home has proven curiosity now, it’s good and fantastic. Once they convey that proposal, the Government won’t have any downside.

“ASUU must also know that this can be a step in the appropriate route. All this stuff have been promised by the Minister of Training at their final assembly.

(NAN)