The Ministry of Labour and Employment has postponed a meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.
The development makes it the second time in two weeks that the scheduled meeting would be postponed by the government.
ASUU has been on strike since March to drive home its demands.
The spokesman, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, did not give reasons for the development.
It was, however, gathered that ASUU was still consulting with its organs on the latest offer by the government.
The Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Charles Akpan, announced the postponement in a text message.
The text read, “Good morning, colleagues. Please, note that the meeting with ASUU, earlier scheduled for today (yesterday), is canceled. The inauguration of the technical committee on PMS is as scheduled..”
ASUU President Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi during a media briefing disclosed that the union’s leadership did not agree on any meeting with the government as consultations on both sides were still ongoing.
“We never actually agreed on any meeting. What we said was due consultations, and consultations are going on at the two levels. We believe the government’s side is also consulting. That’s why the meeting has not held.
“So, consultations are going on. Thank you.”
