House of Reps Committee on Education urges FG, ASUU to end strike

"The House of Representatives
Committee on Education, yesterday, pleaded
with the Federal Government and Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to end the
prolonged lecturers’ strike.
The committee lauded the Vice-Chancellor,
Federal University, Otuoke, Prof. Mobolaji
Aluko, for his efforts in making the new
institution to be on a sound footing.
Members of the committee led by its
Chairman, Mr. Aminu Suleiman, were in
Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of
Bayelsa State to monitor the progress and
challenges of the new university.
Suleiman said that the committee’s on-going
tour of the federal universities across the
country was part of its oversight functions
of tracking funds contained in the budget.
He lamented that the industrial action by
ASUU had persisted and pleaded with the
union and the government to quickly resolve
their differences, noting that the two
committees on education of the National
Assembly had earlier facilitated the dialogue
between ASUU and government.
He expressed optimism that the strike
would soon be called off by ASUU due to the
steps the government had taken.
“As an institution, we are doing the best we
could do to ensure the resolution of the
strike. Government through the facilitation
of the National Assembly had a series of
meetings with ASUU. When ASUU issued the
ultimatum, government was reluctant to
meet with them.”