President Goodluck Jonathan has weekend, said his government did not give the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, an ultimatum to resume work or be sacked.

Fielding questions from newsmen at the expanded caucus meeting of the Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party held at Government House, Yenagoa, the President said, the Supervising Minister of Education only passed on the decision of the Committee of Vice Chancellors.

“We didn’t give them ultimatum; it was the Committee of Vice Chancellors that took that decision. The Supervising Minister of Education only passed on the decision.”

Jonathan also said the strike embarked upon by the ASUU was no longer a trade dispute , but a subversive action.


He said, “What ASUU is doing is no longer trade union. I have intervened in other labour issues before now, once I invite them they respond and after the meeting they take decision and call off the strike.

“At times we don’t even give them a long notice,unlike, in the case of ASUU that was given four days notice before the meeting. As you are meeting to resolve trade disputes, you expect the trade unions to get their officials ready.

“What was expected having met with the highest authorities in the land for long hours, was for ASUU to immediately issue statement within 12 or latest 24 hours , to state their position whether they were accepting government’s offer or not. And if they are not accepting they should state the reason for that.”

“But despite the fact that I had the longest meeting with ASUU in my political history, we did not start that meeting until around 2:00pm and the meeting ended the next day in the early hours. As far as the government of Nigeria was concerned, all the critical people that should be in a meeting were there, so what else do they want?

“After that they didn’t meet until one week, despite the fact that you met with the highest authority. It was unfortunate one of them, Prof. Iyayi died.

“The way ASUU has conducted the matter shows they are extreme and when Iyayi died, they now said the strike was now indefinite, our children have been at home for over five months.”

“We didn’t give them ultimatum;
it was the Committee of Vice
Chancellors that took that
decision. The Supervising
Minister of Education only passed
on the decision.”

This man is really high on Sapele water! So Wike the Supervisory Tout of Education, is the now the spokesman of the committee of Vice Chancellors

Mynd_44: So he is realising he can't handle the path he towed right? Coward!!!!

Mynd_44: So he is realising he can't handle the path he towed right? Coward!!!!

sagombugo: I laff in Egun partois! While infantile rabblerousers felt FG could in one fell swoop sack ASUU members following from the thuggish doomsday statement from WICKED WIKE( We Intend to Kill Education!)

Now the C-In-C who knows the implication of such a charlatanous statement is attempting to douse the already charged atmosphere but I hasten to ask sir Mr President,even if Pope,Ban Ki Moon,Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama( with all due respect to those personalities!) attend the meetting with ASUU,the fact that you or a senior member of your cabinet is refusing to append yr signature on the MOU so drawn then I shudder to feel that there is a likelihood of a renegation in the agreement

While I sympathise with GEJ over this ASUU brouhaha but I feel just mere 'words' won't suffice at this point! Pls sir DO THE NEEDFUL

L.M Ayedun..:
Can't you just drop a meaningful comment without insults.

L.M Ayedun..:
Mr. President, do the needful With the agreements you had with ASUU delegates some weeks back.
Wike's threat won't/can't work, settle amicably with ASUU.

Mynd_44:
Is it an insult to call a coward a coward? I have never seen a government change their words as much as this.

Sissies

Mynd_44: So he is realising he can't handle the path he towed right? Coward!!!!

“We didn’t give them ultimatum;it was the Committee of Vice Chancellors that took that decision. The Supervising Minister of Education only passed on the decision.”

theoctopus:

You are an illiterate! What changed in what he said?

theoctopus:

You know you are very foolish and have no sense in your head? You behave like Oshiomole! A tout!

Mynd_44:
Go ask Wike and his oga in Aso rock.

He knows he can't sack the lecturers, he should sign the agreement, pay the wage and stop acting drunk

Mynd_44:
are you angry? Okay ooo. You never start

Sec5: Insincerity is not a good quality of a reasonable leader.Mr president,sign the MOU to prove ur critics wrong for once.Tufiakwa!!

Prof Corruption:


What a clueless mediocrity!

theoctopus:

He knows he cant sack the lecturers? Where did you get that from? Did he call you to tell you that or you are just spurning it from your backside as usual?

Prof Corruption:


What a clueless mediocrity!

Mynd_44:
what schools will open? Did ASUU lock the schools before? You ae running in cycles

theoctopus:

We have passed that stage. Dont you get it! Its December 4th and the schools are already opening. Some have started lectures already. Dey there they talk trash