Aminu Suleiman, Chairman of the House Committee on Tertiary Education, has provided additional details on the agreement reached between the government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the wake of the impending strike.
It was mentioned that “N200 billion has been agreed upon, which will be paid in tranches, beginning with the payment of N30 billion,” the lawmaker said today on Friday. ASUU claimed that the government has not paid a kobo into the debt agreement two months after it was reached.
“That matter was looked into, and the government assured the public through the Minister of Finance that the government is prepared to pay right now.”
“They’re just waiting for ministry advice on how this money will be distributed and who will receive what,” he added.
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Suleiman’s remarks come just one day after ASUU and the Federal Government agreed to renegotiate their initial agreement on university revitalization.
The National Assembly’s Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, and Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, were all present at the meeting.
The meeting took place shortly after ASUU announced that it may go on strike again over unpaid benefits and university revitalization.
After Minister Nwajiuba said the current demand of 1.3 trillion naira is unrealistic, the renegotiation process is expected to start in a week.
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The finance minister also promised that the issues of earned allowances and salary shortfalls would be resolved within one week.
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