FG, Asuu Don Enter Talks On 40% Pay Rise

Na wah o! Federal Gornment don yarn say dem wan give ASUU lecturers 40% salary increase, according to di pipo wey follow tori pipo talk for Abuja. Dis one land as ASUU leaders dey ready to waka back go negotiation table with Federal Gornment team wey Yayale Ahmed lead, afta dem don finally settle matter and hammer deal for ASUU National Executive Council meeting for Abuja last Sunday. Branch leaders wey attend di meeting go carry di update go give dia members nationwide.

One NEC member yarn say di union go continue negotiation with gornment as dem confirm say dem don drop 40% salary increase proposa. Branch leaders go later carry di gist run go tell members, and di wahala talk go still continue next week. ASUU one-month deadline to FG don finally expire last Saturday, and na yawa full ground for public universities. Gornment quick rush summon ASUU for meeting wey run from Monday reach Tuesday, but both sides tight mouth, no gree yarn wetin dem wan discuss.

Di union don threaten full strike, accuse government of “I-don’t-care” attitude towards dia demands. Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, knack tori say gornment don already settle ASUU wahala finish, and e even remind dem say Tinubu don give strict order  say public universities no suppose smell strike again, no matter wetin. Alausa para say government dey run up and down to keep students for class, and that six-day strike wey ASUU do no even suppose happen at all. But as goment dey talk one side, Nigeria Labour Congress don enter di arena, beat chest say dem dey solidly behind ASUU and dem ready show face if FG no quickly meet di lecturers’ demands.