The Nigerian Federal Government has apologized to Nigerian students and parents for the prolonged 8 months ASUU strike.
Naija News NG reports that the the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) called off its strike on Friday .
In a statement by the Deputy Director of Press in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun the Federal Government assured that their are plans in place to avoid a future reoccurrence of such strike actions.
The Labour Ministry also appreciated the efforts of all the stakeholders who worked to see that the lecturers suspended the strike .
The statement from the Ministry read in part: “Now that ASUU has decided to obey the judgement of the National Industrial Court by calling off the devastating action, we apologize to all students and parents, of which the Honorable Minister is one, for this unduly prolonged strike, which is unwarranted ab initio.”
“A groundwork is being laid, of which we are confident, will save Nigerians, this unpalatable experience of incessant strikes in future,” it added.
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We Are Resuming But Our Demands Have Not Been Met – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday called off its eight-month-old strike.
The industrial action was put to an end after the National Executive Council of ASUU held an emergency meeting in Abuja.
ASUU, however, in a press statement disclosed that the issues placed before the Federal Government have not been fully addressed.
The National President of the union, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke in the statement commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila for his intervention.
Don’t Jubilate The Call Off Of ASUU Strike -Reverend Chris Okotie
Reverend Chris Okotie has also said parents and students should not celebrate the calling off the strike but demand for lasting solutions to prevent the reoccurent ASUU strikes.
The Founder of Household of God Church in a statement by his Media Adviser, Ladi Ayodeji proposed that ASUU should be given legislative powers to make laws to govern it affairs.
Okotie explained that, it will mean ASUU making laws for the education sector, and other associations like the medical does same with the health sector, only then can economic stability be achieved.
“Labour unrest will persist like other perennial crises in the polity unless Aboriginal Democracy is put in place,” he said.
He furthered that “the challenges we have now is that a group of politicians congregate as legislature to be making laws in specialised areas they know little about. That’s the truth behind labour disputes in the country.”
Okotie noted that in the midst of what seems to look like peace at last in the country’s educational sector, Nigerians shouldn’t be surprised that ASUU will still start another round of strike very soon, just like other associations like the doctors, in the Nigerian Labour Congress.
“The musical chairs of strikes and negotiations would continue to destabilise our economy until Aboriginal Democracy is accepted as the new political order in Nigeria,” he added.
