Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, on Thursday said
members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are
misleading the students and Nigerians on what the Federal Government has
done since negotiations began.
Speaking at the Government House in Makurdi, when he played host to
National Union of Benue State Student (NUBESS) on Thursday, the governor
stated that the Federal Government has acceded to all the demands of
ASUU.
He advised them to go back to the classes for the sake of Nigerian youths.
“The federal government has done a lot and I think ASUU should also
sacrifice and shift ground as the whole negotiation is becoming
political.”
Suswam, who is leading the federal government negotiation team with
ASUU revealed that the sum of N 100 billion has already been distributed
for infrastructural development and N30 billion for earned allowance ”
According to the governor, the criteria for distribution of funds was
adopted with ASUU representatives and stated that all projects are to
be executed by the universities and their councils.
He further revealed that the earned allowance is for only federal
universities and as such, state universities have no business going on
strike.
He said Benue State University lecturers have been paid their earned allowance.
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