The
Federal Government has withdrawn the recent threat to activate the ‘no
work no pay policy’ against striking University teachers. This was
disclosed by the National President of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a chat with Vanguard.
Ogunyemi also said that the negotiation meeting between ASUU and the
Federal Government would continue on Monday, stressing that what the
union was doing was to rescue the education sector from imminent
collapse and to ensure that the children of the poor get access to
quality and affordable education. The ASUU boss also said that last
Friday’s meeting between the two parties did not yield much results. He
said: "well, we have confirmed that they have withdrawn that threat
(no work no pay). So it appears the threat is not there for now. But
even if the threat is there, we are prepared for that because for our
members, no sacrifice is too much to salvage Nigeria’s education.Shortly
before our action while the NLC (Nigeria Labour Congress) hullabaloo
was going on with federal government, they went to the Federal Executive
Council that they were activating that rule.”ASUU strike: FG withdraws `no work no pay threat
The
Federal Government has withdrawn the recent threat to activate the ‘no
work no pay policy’ against striking University teachers. This was
disclosed by the National President of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a chat with Vanguard.
Ogunyemi also said that the negotiation meeting between ASUU and the
Federal Government would continue on Monday, stressing that what the
union was doing was to rescue the education sector from imminent
collapse and to ensure that the children of the poor get access to
quality and affordable education. The ASUU boss also said that last
Friday’s meeting between the two parties did not yield much results. He
said: "well, we have confirmed that they have withdrawn that threat
(no work no pay). So it appears the threat is not there for now. But
even if the threat is there, we are prepared for that because for our
members, no sacrifice is too much to salvage Nigeria’s education.Shortly
before our action while the NLC (Nigeria Labour Congress) hullabaloo
was going on with federal government, they went to the Federal Executive
Council that they were activating that rule.”
