ASUU: FG withdraws ultimatum

THE Federal Government , Tuesday, said it
was withdrawing the ultimatum given to striking
university lecturers to resume or be sacked following
appeals from well-meaning Nigerians and substantial
compliance with the directive by some members of
the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
According to the Federal Government, the Central
Bank of Nigeria, CBN has confirmed that a sum of two
hundred billion Naira agreed with ASUU at a meeting
with President Goodluck Jonathan on the 5th of
November ,2013 has been fully paid into a
Revitalization of Universities Infrastructure Account.
Addressing Journalists, the Senior Special Assistant
(SSA) to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin
Okupe who showed to newsmen the CBN letter which
was signed by the Deputy Governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria, Mr Tunde Lemo and addressed to the
Accountant General of the Federation, confirmed that
the total sum of two hundred billion Naira was the
balance in the account as required.
Okupe who noted that what the federal government
was interested in was how to resolve the six month
old crisis in a peaceful manner for the overall interest
of all concerned, said, "right now, the issue of
ultimatum is not a matter for discussion anymore.
There has been substantial compliance nationwide. If
I say you must return to work on the 9th and 70% of
the people that I am talking to have returned to work,
that is substantial compliance.