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.