Labour & Employment Minister Chris Ngige has pleaded with striking varsity teachers to show mercy on students by calling off their strike.

The teachers, under auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), began a nationwide strike since November, last year, over some disagreement between the union and the Federal Government.

Ngige also declared that Federal Government would pay a minimum wage, adding that things were being worked out by the Committee saddled with that responsibility.

Ngige spoke yesterday in Awka, Anambra State capital, in a chat with reporters at the premises of a local radio station, belonging to the state.

The Federal Government and Labour representatives adjourned their meeting till today after a five-hour deliberation last Friday. At the end of the meeting, the minister said substantial progress was made and that all that is left is a final resolution. Ngige said the problems of ASUU were not caused by President Muhammadu Buhari, but were bequeathed to the present administration by the previous governments based on agreements reached in 2009.

He said: “FG will comfortably pay minimum wage, we want to pay it, but there must be balancing because figures were bandied and we are asking Labour to exercise patience.

“I appeal to ASUU and Labour to have mercy on students and be patient. As far as I’m concerned, we have treated Labour well. And they should also know I’m a comrade and that is why I always intervened on matters that concern them.”

Ngige, who narrated how he became Anambra governor in 2003, said some of the things being faced in governance today were same problems that he confronted, yet, he paid salaries and piled pensions without borrowing.

The minister said he was made governor under compulsion, and such made him to stand his ground when the hurricane invaded Anambra State then, adding that the rest was now history.

Ngige said: “What Buhari is doing now is what I did in office as governor in Anambra, which was mainly my offence that brought the problems. So, Buhari is not the architect of salary issue in Nigeria.”
Source: https://www.nairafame.com/2019/01/ASUU-strike-ngige-begs-varsity-teacher.html?m=1

My frnd if u know say you no go chook hand for pocket to pay these ppl then just shut up

Naija matter just tire me. I Don finish school even the NYSC Self ASUU no want make we go. And my yeye school na snail for everything.








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Politicians keep dribbling the Universities in Nigeria... Hope things would get better soon

Keep dribbling the lecturers or do you think they are like NLC?

Ngige is talking ridiculously
Since This Govt doesnt pay attention to Unions demands except they strike, so should ASUU in their "Pity" for students refuse to pressure the Govt. To improve Tetiary Education
It is FG and not ASUU we should be begging to have Pity on Nigerian Students, who even after they graduate finds it difficult to make headway in the Labour Market!!

Useless administration of liars!

ASUU and FG should have mercy...not only ASUU!




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LECTURERS make una hear ooooo.

Let our children go back to school ASAP PLEASE.

Asia and Africa were colonised by Europeans, but today Europe can dictate to Africa, but it cannot dictate to Asia.

Why? Asian have largely put their house in order, but Africa has had to endure decades of purposeless leadership.

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Met some Lagos BUHARIST in Ibadan today...Seriously they need Medical attention.

They said they know Buhari has failed and he's not intelligent but we should manage him till 2023 for d slot to come to South West so that Asiwaju can become our President.

Lagosians are in bondage

No be only have mercy. When labour join, na double mercy Una go the beg for. Useless APC government.

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Met some Lagos BUHARIST in Ibadan today...Seriously they need Medical attention.

They said they know Buhari has failed and he's not intelligent but we should manage him till 2023 for d slot to come to South West so that Asiwaju can become our President.

Lagosians are in bondage

This is how people meet ghost in life and think they are still alive!
Hallucination at work!
Smh

This dwarf is mad.


FG should pay up asap.

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If its a matter of "Having Mercy" why wont thd FG "Have Mercy" on ASUU and do what they promised sinse 2009??

Motherfuckers, pay your workers. All y'all know is to loot. Pay them begging won't solve anything

They should not call off oh. I need to collect salary first

Pictures of Ngige Begging lecturers or adonbiliv it

FG should rather have mercy on students.

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LECTURERS make una hear ooooo.

Let our children go back to school ASAP PLEASE.

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Why can't your Lord Buhari solve the issue?

As usual.. Keep them talking style.. Fg isn't serious yet

If they heed to this plea, strike will still be occurring in the future. Why not trash everything at once so that there won't be any strike in the future?

Why not tell the same thing to the idiot of a president who doesn't read

We go tay for house fa

ASUU dnt pity student is 4 d gud


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umuabakaliki is dat true

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They should not call off oh.
I need to collect salary first

is it by begging or by doing what is necessary.