Just few hours after the
Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnic called off its 10-
month old strike and asked
polytechnic lecturers to
resume on Tuesday, the
minister of State for education,
who until a few days ago was
the supervising minister in the
same ministry, has tendered his
letter of resignation.
A source within the camp of
the minister confirmed that the
letter of resignation which is
expected to take effect from
14th July 2014, was submitted
to President Goodluck
Jonathan within the week.
Although, it is not immediately
clear the reasons for the
action of the minister, a source
close to him confirmed that
the minister resigned following
the appointment of former
Kano State governor, Shekaru
as the substantive Minister,
which effectively reverts Wike
to his original position as a
junior minister in the ministry.
Wike’s decision to resign his
position could also be linked
to his dilemma at home in
Rivers State, where his hopes
of securing the governorship
ticket of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) to
succeed Governor Rotimi
Amaechi at the Port Harcourt
Government House has been
dashed.
He was more than convinced
that the ticket will be giving to
him especially considering the
role he played in the bitter
political battle between
President Jonathan and
Governor Amaechi, but
surprisingly he has been told
by the President to drop his
ambition.
While overseeing the education
ministry in supervisory capacity,
Wike rather than resolve the
industrial dispute between the
government and the
polytechnic lecturers ended up
adding more problems to it.
However, Shekarau, who only
on Wednesday was sworn in as
the substantive minister of
education held a fruitful
meeting with the leaders of the
union on Thursday, the result
of which is the suspension of
the 10-month old strike by the
union.
Source: Abusidiq.com

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