The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has hailed the house of representatives for its intervention in the protracted crisis between members of the union and the federal government.
This is coming after the speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday, October 10, hinted that the industrial action embarked upon by members of ASUU will be over “in matter of days.”
Gbajabiamila stated this while briefing the leadership of the union about his meetings with the President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, according to The Vanguard.
The president of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, while speaking on the development on Monday evening, said that, “For the first time, we have seen light at the end of the tunnel.
“The speaker of the house of representatives has been of immense help in our negotiation with the federal government.”
Recall that the lecturers had on February 14, 2022, embarked on the industrial action over the controversy on the adoption of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) of the federal government as the payment system in the university sector, among other issues.
They had also condemned the poor funding of universities, non-payment of salaries and allowances of some of their colleagues, as well as the inability of the government to pay earned academic allowance to lecturers.
However, efforts to get the lecturers back to class have failed.
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