The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has withdrawn his earlier claim that no binding agreement existed between the federal government and the academic staff union of universities, acknowledging that the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement remains valid.
In a statement issued on Friday, the minister clarified that the 2009 pact remains the only valid and binding document to date.
The clarification came after addressing reporters on Thursday in Abuja, dismissing ASUU’S position as being based on a draft, insisting that no agreement had ever been signed, a stance the union immediately challenged.
According to the minister, both the 2009 and 2011 documents often cited by ASUU “were never signed, but only proposals presented during negotiations.”