Abuja — THE Federal Government has
expressed worry at the distortion in school calendar as a result of the ongoing
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, strike, saying that it is committed
to the speedy resolution of the crisis for the sake of Nigerian students.
Minister of Information, Labaran
Maku, told State House correspondents at the end of yesterday’s Federal
Executive Council, FEC, meeting that government was committed to “serious negotiations”
with the university lecturers.
He appealed to students and parents
to bear with government and show more understanding as efforts are being made
to resolve the contending issues very soon.
He said: “The Federal Government has
been far more worried than you think concerning the strike in tertiary
institutions, because of the disruption of the school calendar and so
government is concerned and very worried.
“Since the onset of the strike,
government has been negotiating with ASUU through the Ministry of Labour and
Productivity and the Ministry of Education.
“We know that these negotiations are
going on and it is our expectation that this strike will not get more
protracted and that an understanding will be reached soon.”
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