ASUU strike: FG SET TO launch N23bn TO universities

Education Minister  Adamu Adamu, has said that arrangement has been made via the federal government for the discharge of N23 billion to the educational body of workers Union of Universities (ASUU). speaking earlier the Senate Committee on Tertiary institutions and TETFUND, led by
Senator Jibrin Barau, the Minister disclosed that the govt arm of government had started plans to make certain that it honoured the agreement with ASUU.
The Minister disclosed that the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, had already accepted a total N53bn for the union so far, including that the balance of N23bn would be released on Monday when the striking lecturers could acquire the cheque.
He said: “ASUU requested for N23billion to be paid, however we said the condition for getting the N23billion was for them to account for the N30billion they'd taken and that they have been not in a position to account for it.
“The Minister of Finance undertook to do the audit from the ministry and we agreed that the end result can be regarded six months. at some point of the ones six
months, government undertook to be paying ASUU N1.5billion each month at some stage in the time they were waiting for this. ‘’but, their grouse turned into that the forensic audit promised by way of the Minister of Finance had not been performed and the money promised now not paid.
I wrote to the Minister of Finance and he or she has already approved and this money will
be paid probably Monday, they'll be able to receive the cheque.
“We didn’t trust ASUU on their request that TSA have to be taken out. I informed them that it's far no longer viable because it's far a new policy and authorities isn't always going to alternate it for absolutely everyone.
So, what they are going to get is the cash they were given last month, so that it will now be enough for them. we have informed them that institutions ought to, henceforth, prevent doing what did they time.
“there may be the issue of registration of their pension commission. I suppose they've one or two
troubles to iron out with PENCOM and i agree with they will also be able to remedy the problem within a week. “the problem of renegotiation is already ongoing, so that it will not have an effect on what we've stated. I've already written a letter formalizing the meeting and all of the agreements we had with ASUU and gave them the letter the day before today.
“From the manner they received it, I think it's far possible that the strike might be known as off inside a week maximum.”
Chairman of the Committee, Senator Jibrin Barau, commended the Minister for his efforts closer to ensuring that the scenario was resolved and the strike referred to as off.