ASUU: FG withdraws ultimatum

ASUU: FG withdraws ultimatum
on december 10, 2013 at 8:01 pm in news
*Shows proof of lodgment of N200bn University
fund
By Henry Umoru
ABUJA – THE Federal Government , Tuesday, said
it was withdrawing the ultimatum given to striking
university lecturers to resume or be sacked
following appeals from well-meaning Nigerians and
substantial compliance with the directive by some
members of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities.
According to the Federal Government, the Central
Bank of Nigeria, CBN has confirmed that a sum of
two hundred billion Naira agreed with ASUU at a
meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on the
5th of November ,2013 has been fully paid into a
Revitalization of Universities Infrastructure Account.
Addressing Journalists, the Senior Special
Assistant (SSA) to the President on Public Affairs,
Dr. Doyin Okupe who showed to newsmen the CBN
letter which was signed by the Deputy Governor of
the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Tunde Lemo and
addressed to the Accountant General of the
Federation, confirmed that the total sum of two
hundred billion Naira was the balance in the account
as required.
Okupe who noted that what the federal government
was interested in was how to resolve the six month
old crisis in a peaceful manner for the overall
interest of all concerned, said, “right now, the issue
of ultimatum is not a matter for discussion
anymore. There has been substantial compliance
nationwide. If I say you must return to work on the
9th and 70% of the people that I am talking to have
returned to work, that is substantial compliance.