The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected its inclusion in the Federal Government’s newly launched Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund, describing the move as an attempt to “conscript the union as guarantor of loans it knows nothing about.”
This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Council meeting held at Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, and signed by its president, Christopher Piwuna, on Tuesday.
NEC calls on the government to fast-track the conclusion and implementation of the lingering renegotiation of the FGN-ASUU agreement by the Yayale Ahmed-led committee, guided by the principles of collective bargaining,” the communiqué added.
ASUU noted that the product was already at an advanced stage, with many universities showing interest in adopting it to support their operations.
Recall that the Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, last week launched the TISSF, a zero per cent interest loan scheme for academic and non-academic staff of tertiary institutions to access up to ₦10m.
