Jonathan directs immediate action to end ASUU strike

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday
directed the two Federal Government
committees negotiating the requests by
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),
to take immediate measures at ending the
on-going strike.
The Chairman of the Universities Needs
Implementation Committee, Gov. Gabriel
Suswam of Benue, made this known after a
closed-door meeting of the two committees
and other stakeholders with President
Jonathan at the State House.in Abuja.
Vice-President Namadi Sambo, the Chairman
of the Earned Allowance Committee and the
Secretary to the Government of the
Federation (SGF), Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim
were in attendance at the meeting.
Also in attendance were, Ministers of
Education, Prof. Ruqayyat Rufai, Labour,
Emeka Wogu, the Executive Secretary of
National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius
Okogie and the Chief of Staff to the
President, Chief Mike Oghiadome.
Speaking with State House correspondents,
Suswam said that the meeting was
summoned by the President “to take some
decisions that would end the strike''.
“The President has instructed us, as to what
to do, and he has shown a lot of
commitments to flagging off projects worth
about N100 billion in all the universities in
the country, about 61 of them.
“So, we are hoping that we will be able to
see the end of the strike very soon.
“At the end of the day, we hope ASUU is
satisfied with the measures that have so far
been taken.
“The federal government will also be
meeting with the Universities Councils and
Vice Chancellors of our universities within
the week towards updating them on some
of the decisions taken,'' he said.
Suswam said about N100 billion had been
approved by the Federal Government to his
committee to address infrastructure deficit
in all the Universities.

Source: punch