Federal Government has kicked against the two weeks warning strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in public universities across Nigeria, saying “every request” made by the striking lecturers have been addressed
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa who stated this on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s "The Morning Brief", monitored by Edu-biznews, appealed to the lecturers to return to the classrooms, adding that there was no need for the union to go on strike.
“We have addressed every single request by ASUU; there is no need for this strike, and we are pleading with them to go back to school.
“We need to keep our children in school. If there is any group of people that I have met with the most since I assumed this position, it is ASUU,”
According to him, claims that the government has been slow or unwilling to respond to the union’s demands were incorrect.
The Minister maintained that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had expressed his commitment to relating with labour unions fairly.
Alausa also highlighted measures taken by the Tinubu administration to fund Nigeria’s tertiary education.
ASUU had before the warning strike, accused the government of not doing enough to address the issues raised by the union
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