Supervising Minister of Education, Mr.
Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday met with the
Academic Staff Union of Universities in
Abuja.

It could not be ascertained if the meeting
which lasted barely one hour produced
desirable results.

The ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Fagge and the
minister refused to speak with journalists
after the meeting.

Fagge did not respond to questions on the
outcome of the meeting and the next line of
action of the union.

He simply told one of our correspondents
that, “I am not in a position to talk.”
At the meeting were the Executive Secretary
of the National Universities Commission,
Prof. Julius Okojie; the Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Ibadan, Prof. Isaac Adewole
and a few national officers of the union.

Also, Vice-President Namadi Sambo on
Tuesday met briefly with stakeholders in the
nation’s education sector.

The stakeholders were led to the meeting
which was held at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja by Wike.

Other members of the delegation included
Okojie and Adewole.
At the end of the brief session, none of the
participants agreed to speak with journalists
when approached.

Other members of the team who came out of
the venue of the meeting a few minutes
before Wike came out had claimed that the
minister would address journalists.

But Wike refused to answer questions when
he emerged from the Vice President’s office.
He joined other members of the team in a
brief consultation at the forecourt of the
Presidential Villa before he hurriedly jumped
into his waiting car.

No official statement was also issued by the
Vice President’s office on the meeting.
Meanwhile, the Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural
group, the Afenifere has appealed to both
the Federal Government and the striking
members of ASUU to shift grounds in the
interest of the future of the students and
education sector in general.

This was contained in a communique issued
by the group and read to journalists by its
Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yinka Odumakin,
after the meeting of the group, on Tuesday
in Akure. It expressed worries that both
parties had failed to shift grounds on the
industrial action which had been on since
July 1.

The meeting, which was held at the
residence of the Afenifere Leader, Pa Reuben
Fasoranti, in Akure, also noted that the
development was not healthy for the nation’s
educational sector.

In a related development, the National
Association of Kwara State Students has
called on President Goodluck Jonathan to
take a pivotal role by personally being
involved in the negotiation to resolve the
strike.

In a statement signed by its President,
Ajadi Muhideen and Public Relations Officer,
Sulyman Alimi, on Tuesday in Ilorin, NAKSS
said such act by Jonathan would further
show his commitment to education growth
and advancement.

It hoped that the direct involvement of
Jonathan in the negotiation would enhance
the quicker resolution of the crisis.
According to the association, Nigerian
students are tired of suffering inadequate
provision of infrastructure as well as lack of
motivation for their lecturers and insufficient
funding.

It stated that there was inadequate lecture
rooms in many tertiary institutions, adding
that under-furnished lecture halls, poorly
equipped or lack of laboratories were some
of the challenges facing the nation’s
institutions.

NAKSS urged other labour unions in the
country to embark on solidarity strike.
It said, “The Nigerian students are
intellectuals and can see where the wrong is
coming from. We do not need anybody to
sponsor us, the ills are there for all to see.
“It does not go with reason why any Nigerian
student will say a demand for 26 per cent
budgetary allocation or the duly earned
allowances of university lecturers being
requested for is unrealistic.”

SOURCE.: http://www.punchng.com/news/strike-education-minister-ASUU-in-secret-meeting/

Too much meetings and talks.
just end the damn strike

this is super story.....

Y dis guy post dis topic nw,na wetyn i wan use tk ent fp b dis o.

ok, I don't care what da outcome is going to b, cos I hv already given off. all I know is, one day d strike is going to end. And we'll graduate and occupy d positions they are now. hahahah only god knows what's gonna happen in those dayz

its vry easy for us to end this strike
its simple! we kill Nasir Fuc.kin Fagge in cold blood

okeke2: its vry easy for us to end this strike
its simple! we kill Nasir Fuc.kin Fagge in cold blood

No be to cut head off go cure head ache now

odizeey: Y dis guy post dis topic nw,na wetyn i wan use tk ent fp b dis o.

U sure say e go enter fp??

nurmanteasynoni:
U sure say e go enter fp??

i no con sure o,cos na nonsense dey enta dere nw o

odizeey: i no con sure o,cos na nonsense dey enta dere nw o

Abi nw,, if to say na cloth wey rita dominic wear go party ni,, e go don dey front page since,,,,
Kelly rowland wear swin suit,, dbanj buy supra worth 10 million naira,, them go don put am for fp,, mtscheeeew

nurmanteasynoni:
Abi nw,, if to say na cloth wey rita dominic wear go party ni,, e go don dey front page since,,,,
Kelly rowland wear swin suit,, dbanj buy supra worth 10 million naira,, them go don put am for fp,, mtscheeeew

naso o,

nurmanteasynoni:
No be to cut head off go cure head ache now

Uhh what the fu..ck r u saying?

Another disagreement

okeke2: Uhh what the fu..ck r u saying?

Are u nigerian at all