{"id":99329,"date":"2022-09-17T09:29:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T08:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99329"},"modified":"2022-09-17T09:29:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T08:29:31","slug":"asuu-strike-buhari-promises-to-make-further-consultations-on-lecturers-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/asuu-strike-buhari-promises-to-make-further-consultations-on-lecturers-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"ASUU Strike: Buhari Promises To Make Further Consultations On Lecturers\u2019 Demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1744199544494126289\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the Chairman and select members of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities, promising to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders, towards ending the protracted strike by university lecturers, under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The meeting took place at the State House, Abuja,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The president said without necessarily going back on what is already established policy, \u201cI will make further consultations, and I\u2019ll get back to you.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Pro-Chancellors who were led to the meeting by Professor Nimi Briggs, said they had come to meet with the President in three capacities: \u201cAs President and Commander-in-Chief, as father of the nation, and as Visitor to the Federal universities.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Professor Briggs added that despite the pall cast by more than seven months of industrial action, \u201cthe future of university system in the country is good,\u201d citing as example the recent listing of the University of Ibadan among the first 1,000 universities in the world, a development occurring for the first time.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He commended Federal Government for concessions already made to the striking lecturers, including the offer to raise salaries by 23.5% across board, and 35% for Professors. 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