Personally, I believe that the ASUU strike would not end anytime soon. Let's face the facts: the government is not ready to heed to the demands of the Academic body. The government gives information and tries to deceive the media that there has been a negotiation. This has happened a number of times and ASUU always disproves these info.

The common news is that ASUU is owed billions of Naira by the FG. Negotiations made over years have never been settled after Federal schools continue their academic activities. This forces ASUU to call for more strikes and this has been the case for years. It is common knowledge that the Federal Government is currently not interested in meeting the demands of ASUU, but is rather concerned with the upcoming election

Currently, ASUU developed an automated payment system to help solve their current issue with the government. University Transparency and Accountability Solution was (UTAS) was developed and required to pass an integrity test before it could be certified for use. ASUU claims that UTAS passed the integrity test with 100% but the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Ministry of Communication keep foiling their efforts to certify the system.

For this strike to end, all the government has to do is meet ASUU's demands. ASUU is a victim of over a decade of fraud which FG has insisted on throwing at them rather than holding true to the agreements reached by both parties during past negotiations.

All in all, approving UTAS should be the first step in ending this strike. Given that FG has failed in paying the funds they owe, why not just allow the payment system offered by the victims themselves?

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