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FG Begs ASUU To Shelve Strike, Calls For Negotiation

  The Federal Government has appealed to the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve its industrial action and seek negotiation. … Continue reading FG Begs ASUU To Shelve Strike, Calls For Negotiation


'Call Off This Strike', Education Minister Begs ASUU
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, speaks to reporters in Abuja on November 5, 2018.
'Call Off This Strike', Education Minister Begs ASUU
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, speaks to reporters in Abuja on November 5, 2018.

 

The Federal Government has appealed to the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve its industrial action and seek negotiation.

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made the appeal on Monday while addressing journalists in Abuja.

“I want to use this opportunity to appeal to ASUU to put off this strike in the name of the country and in view of what the situation is,” he said.

According to the Minister, the well-being of the education sector of the country was solely dependent on oil-generated revenues of the government.

While reiterating the Federal Government’s commitment to easing the pains of the striking lecturers, he called on ASUU to resume talks.

He added, “As Minister of Education I feel the pain, I share your concern and I am willing to go to any mile so that together we can change the narrative for the better of this country.

“Come let us continue the talk that we already started. I am optimistic that dialogue will produce better results. For us to negotiate under the pressure of strike may end up producing the kind of agreement we had in 2009 which almost all stakeholders have agreed are not easily implementable.”

ASUU, on Monday, embarked on an indefinite strike after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Akure, Ondo State, on Sunday.

ASUU’s current strike is hinged on delays in implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the government agreed to in 2017, including to compel the government to conclude the renegotiation of other agreements also collectively reached in 2009.

The national president of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, while announcing the commencement of the strike, re-echoed the insincerity of government in meeting their demands.