ASUU President, Nasir Fagge, has advised the Federal Government to provide proof of the N200 billion paid into the Central Bank of Nigeria if it wants to make progress with the negotiations.
Fagge said the Government should not play to the media gallery and instead focus on interacting with the Union.
“Informing the media when an official letter has not been written to ASUU is a wasted effort. Government should write ASUU officially informing the union of the deposited N200 billion. We are not fools. Government should be able to follow the due process.
“We do not want to leave anything to chances. We understand English and the tactics more than government. After that official letter to ASUU is written containing the remaining three agreed positions, ASUU can respond and decide on when to call off the strike. Nobody can intimidate us.”
Fagge also said the Government’s letter should contain government’s response to its other conditions namely:
- the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement in 2014 be included in the final document as agreed at the discussion with the President
- That a non-victimisation clause which is normally captured in all interactions of this nature be included in the final document;
- that a new Memorandum of Understanding shall be validly endorsed, signed by a representative of government, preferably the Attorney General of the Federation and a representative of ASUU, with the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as a witness.