President Goodluck Jonathan is currently
locked in a closed-door make-or-mar
meeting with striking members of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities inside
the First Lady Conference Room, Presidential
Villa, Abuja.
The President is being joined at the
meeting that started at 2.40pm by Vice
President Namadi Sambo; Minister of
Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Secretary
to the Government of the Federation, Pius
Anyim; Supervising Minister of Education,
Nyesom Wike; and Minister of Labour,
Emeka Wogu among others.
ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Isa Faggae, led the
union team which included past presidents
such as Prof. Abdulahi Sule-Kano, Prof. Dipo
Fashina and Prof. Festus Iyayi.
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress,
Abdulawahid Omar and that of the Trade.
Union Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, are also
in attendance.
Indication that the logjam may be resolved
at the meeting emerged when the
President declared while shaking hands
with members of the delegation that, “The
matter must be resolved here today. Our
children must go back to school.”
All those in attendance responded with a
loud “amen.”


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