The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has made a U-turn regarding his earlier remarks on Federal Government agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), admitting that it formally signed a pact with the union in 2009.
Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Thursday, the minister had insisted that no agreement existed between the government and ASUU, adding that the union was merely parading a draft, a claim rejected by ASUU.
But in a statement released on Friday by the ministryās Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, the minister acknowledged that the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement remains the most recent signed and binding document between both parties.
According to the ministry, efforts to update the pact have been made, including the establishment of a renegotiation committee in 2017 under the former Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. It explained that the process produced the draft Nimi Briggs Agreement in May 2021, but the Federal Government insists the document was never signed.
Titled āClarification on ministerās statement regarding FGN-ASUU agreementsā, it noted that āWhen the Honourable Minister stated that there had been āno new signed agreementā with ASUU, he was referring specifically to the 2021 draft Nimi Briggs document, which has not been formally executed.
āThe ministry, therefore, reaffirms that the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement remains the last formally signed agreement. The 2021 Nimi Briggs draft agreement was not signed, but it serves as the latest framework for discussions. The Federal Government remains committed to ending the 16-year stalemate with ASUU in a sustainable and constitutionally backed manner, ensuring our universities remain open for teaching and researchā.
The statement urged stakeholders and the public to disregard any misinterpretation of the ministerās earlier remarks, assuring that the Federal Government remains committed to addressing ASUUās demands under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
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