We have met 80% of ASUU's demand-FG
The Federal Ministry of Education has replied to a previous commendation by the Committee of Pro Chancellors of state-owned universities for upholding the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This was done in a letter addressed to the Chairman of Copsun which started that the Principle of No Work No Pay is a part of Labour Law and Common Law and it is rooted in the core principles of the employment relationship.
They further stated that "the doctrine of no work no pay is a fundamental axiom in labour and industrial relations".
While the government strongly insists that the. "no pay, no work" policy results as the consequences of their actions, a recent report showed that ASUU extended its strike for the Federal Government's failure to meet its demand for payment of previous salaries.
However, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Education in the person of Ben Goong says that it is unreasonable for the strike to be lingering.
According to him, "If you bring some demands and 80% of them have been attended to, there is no need to drag the strike anymore.
The strike is lingering, seeing as the government has worked towards fulfilling most of the demands."
As at the time of this report, All Campus Show reports that the academic staff union of universities is yet to react to the response from the letter.