The Federal Government has clarified that it never signed any binding agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja. He explained that documents often cited by the union, including those from 2009 and 2011, were merely proposals presented during negotiations and not formal agreements.
“The documents ASUU has been referring to as agreements were just proposals that were never signed,” Alausa stated.
The minister, however, assured that President Bola Tinubu’s administration remains committed to addressing the long-standing concerns of university lecturers.
Alausa also dismissed media reports suggesting that he had scheduled a joint meeting with ASUU and the Minister of Labour and Employment, describing such claims as inaccurate.
