ON UNIVERSITY STRIKES, GOVERNMENT IS READY FOR BUSINESS

The outcome of the meeting held by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to end the agitations by university unions ought to be beyond spin-doctoring and conjectures. It is a pity that almost all media houses allowed themselves to be deceived by interested sources that are not the authorized spokesmen of government.
Neither during nor after the meeting was any ultimatum given to the Minister of Education. During the meeting, the Minister of Education requested that the Minister of Labour hands off the negotiation to allow him lead and conclude what he had earlier on started with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). And he promised that he could get an agreement within the shortest possible time, possibly two to three weeks.

In carrying out this assignment, the Minister will carry along all relevant ministries and agencies with statutory functions and duties relating to the issues involved.

The Presidency is optimistic that agreements can be reached in an even shorter period if all parties/stakeholders are not unrealistically obstinate. We appeal to the parties to work together to end the strikes.

On the part of the administration, all doors remain open for dialogue and the resolution of the issues.

We appeal to the media not try to spread misinformation. The orchestrated media narratives seeking to present an entirely different picture, attributed to sources, in the last 24 hours are not helpful at all.

Garba Shehu
Senior special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
July 20, 2022

Anuofias

sinkhole hope dy?

Honlucas:
sinkhole hope dy?

with Adamu Adamu, it seems there is hope

sinkhole:
with Adamu Adamu, it seems there is hope

so max of 3weeks this strike should be over bah

sinkhole:
with Adamu Adamu, it seems there is hope

will FG under Adamu accept UTAS?
That's the bone of contention

Ndi uchu

Honlucas:


so max of 3weeks this strike should be over bah

Hopefully

GraceUnIimitedd:
will FG under Adamu accept UTAS?
That's the bone of contention

There was already agreement on that, with Briggs committee setup by Adamu Adamu, before Ngige came and scatter everything!

sinkhole:
There was already agreement on that, with Briggs committee setup by Adamu Adamu, before Ngige came and scatter everything!

i saw a post that ASUU wanna declare indefinite strike how true is this bro

Honlucas:


i saw a post that ASUU wanna declare indefinite strike how true is this bro

indefinite strike does not make sense at this stage, what will likely happen is to continue to roll-over the strike until FG answers them!
I think the current one expires by August, then they will roll it over if there is no resolution by that time.

sinkhole:
indefinite strike does not make sense at this stage, what will likely happen is to continue to roll-over the strike until FG answers them!
I think the current one expires by August, then they will roll it over if there is no resolution by that time.

i hope dem fast things before 14 of august

the rollover ends 14 august

Honlucas:


i hope dem fast things before 14 of august

the rollover ends 14 august

Let us pray that Adamu Adamu can perform the expected miracle!

sinkhole any update?

na u be my plug oo

Honlucas:
sinkhole any update?

na u be my plug oo

No update yet, but the NLC protest is going ahead as planned. All ASUU branches are mobilized and students are also ready to join.
All those notwithstanding, we are still believing that Adamu Adamu can pull the stunt of ending the strike within the two/three weeks he requested!