The Federal Government has
pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to make a
sacrifice and suspend its ongoing industrial action so that students won’t be
used for political thuggery.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal
Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, who has been at the
centre of the efforts to resolve the crisis, appealed to members of ASUU to
make some sacrifices as parents to secure the future of Nigeria children.
Odusote made the appeal while
addressing the delegates of the African Students Union Parliament (ASUP), led
by its Speaker, Kewul Abel, in Abuja on Tuesday.
“I am appealing to ASUU members,
who are also parents, that there are some sacrifices that some people have to
make so that the future of our children can be secured.
“If our children are sitting at
home at a critical time like this, with the year coming to an end, and the
nation preparing for a national election. The tendencies that they will start running
into political groups for vices engagement are high.
“Therefore, it is in the national
interest that the on-going industrial action embarked upon by ASUU be amicably
resolved through social dialogue for our children to continue their educational
pursuit,” the Permanent Secretary said.
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