Latest ASUU: Prolonged Strike Will End Soon – Fayemi.
The Governor, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has revealed the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would resolve issues concerning the prolonged strike soon.
Fayemi, who is the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), stated this while speaking during the 24th Convocation of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, where 11,437 candidates bagged various degrees.
He noted that he had the opportunity to be part of negotiations between the federal government and ASUU in his capacity as the NGF chairman.
The governor, with the successes recorded so far, the government and ASUU are closer to a resolution of the crisis than people think.
He called on labour leaders in the institution to always embrace peace and give room for dialogue in resolving many of the issues that might come short of their expectations.
Fayemi said:
“This is a period when academic curricular of our citadels of learning should be tailored towards meeting the realities of our contemporary Nigeria and the antidote for its various challenges.
“It is a generally acceptable norm that only qualified staff and students could innovate and steer the ship of our university system as well as Nigeria as a nation to our expected shore.
“Therefore, I challenge the graduating students of today to see themselves as the future of Nigeria. The earlier the responsibility of leadership is embraced by their generation, the better for them as a people and to us as nation”.
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the Federal Government on Thursday kept mum on the outcome of their meeting.
The union and the federal government met to end the lingering strike which has halted academic activities for nine months.
The meeting which started about 5:13 pm and ended around 10 pm was organized by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, after it was earlier postponed twice.
After the closed-door meeting, the federal government and leadership of ASUU refused to release a statement on the development.
