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ASUU Strike: Lecturers Ready To Resume Work – Says Falana

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ASUU Strike: Lecturers Ready To Resume Work - Says Falana
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Renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has said that public university lecturers are ready to end the lingering ASUU strike.

Naija News reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU due to some disagreement with the federal government, have embarked on an indefinite strike, leaving students to suffer the consequence of returning to their various homes.

ASUU leadership had met severally with representatives of the government, yet were unable to resolve their differences.

In a statement on Thursday, Falana said the varsity lecturers are more than ready to resume work but that the Federal Government should consider meeting their demands first.

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Naija News understands that the SAN had earlier called on the Federal Government to submit a supplementary budget to appropriate N200bn to revamp federal universities across Nigeria.

In his subsequent note on the lingering strike, Falana on Thursday said: “Based on our consultation with the leadership of ASUU, we have confirmed that the entire members of ASUU are prepared to call off the strike as soon as the FG/ASUU Renegotiated Agreement is executed by the Federal Government.

“In this circumstance, we are compelled to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to end the industrial action by directing the Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu to execute the Renegotiated Agreement.

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“The Agreement should be executed as soon as possible in the public interest.”

Naija News recalls that the lingering strike action started on February 14.