President Muhammadu Buhari has given Adamu Adamu, minister
of education, two weeks to resolve issues of contention regarding the strike by
the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The president gave the directive on Tuesday at a meeting
with the minister and other stakeholders.
ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the federal
government’s failure to honour an agreement on issues bordering on funding of
universities, as well as salaries and allowances of lecturers.
According to sources at the meeting on Tuesday, the minister
is expected to report back to Buhari on the development in two weeks.
The president, who received briefing from relevant
ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) on Tuesday, also reportedly
directed that Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, must be present
at all the meetings involving the federal government and the union.
The education minister is also expected to address issues
raised by other unions such as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian
Universities (SSANU) Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational
Institutions (NASU), and the National Association of Academic Technologists
(NAAT).
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation
(SGF), is also expected to be involved in discussions with ASUU and other
unions currently on strike.
Present at the meeting were Adamu; Ngige, Zainab Ahmed,
minister of finance; Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital
economy; Folashade Yemi-Esan, head of the civil service of the federation; Ekpo
Nta, chair of the National Salaries Income and Wages Commission; and Ben Akabueze,
director-general, budget office.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it
would embark on a nationwide protest on July 26 and 27 over the ongoing strike.
Also, the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals
(ANAP) has threatened to shut down airports over the ASUU strike.
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