Wike Accuses ASUP, COEASU of Misleading Public, Clears air on ASUU's N200bn

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The Supervising Minister of Education Nyesom Wike, has accused the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, of misleading Nigerians by embarking on negative political propaganda against the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, Premium Times reports.

Speaking at a meeting with Provosts of all Federal Colleges of Education in Nigeria in Abuja onFriday, Wike stated. that the Federal Ministry of Education has commenced the implementation of a. fresh framework to resolve the strike following decisions reached in a meeting
between the striking unions and the Minister of Labour.


He said that the Federal Government remains committed to paying the owed salaries and allowances of COEASU and ASUP members in two instalments to liquidate the over N40 billion owed
the workers in arrears; an arrangement, the striking unions had disagreed with; but which ASUP has now agreed to.

He also pointed out that contrary to the
information being circulated about the N200 billion released to universities for 2013 under the agreement reached with ASUU, the funds are meant for the revival of infrastructure in schools and not for ASUU members.
 
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