ASUU misleading Nigerians – Suswam

The 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.
The 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.
The 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.