As
the indefinite strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) enters its second week, the federal government has summoned the
vice-chancellors of all public universities in Nigeria to discuss issues that
caused the strike.
The
Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqqayatu Rufa'i, met with the VCs at the National
Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja, Monday where she pleaded with the
striking union to return to work, while negotiations continue.
This
is as she disclosed that the Education ministry, along side ASUU National
Executive Council members would meet with the Senate and House Committee on
Education Tuesday.
“I
believe after that meeting tomorrow, you will know the relationship between
government and ASUU. But the good thing is that we always plead that let them
go back to the classes. The
best way is to go back to the classes, let our
students be in school and of course we continue to discuss. In any case we are
meeting tomorrow,” the minister said.
In
a related development, the President of ASUU, Dr. Nasir Fagge, has accused the
NUC of violating the act which established the commission as most of the issues
being clamoured for by ASUU such as
infrastructure, funding and others are the responsibility of the NUC as
a regulatory body.
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