Reports that Vice President Professor. Yemi Osinbajo has taken
over negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) to end the strike is “untrue,” according to his spokesperson
Laolu Akande.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige was
quoted after the Federal Council Meeting (FEC) on Wednesday to have
said Osinbajo will henceforth lead the negotiations with ASUU.
Ngige said “At council today, the Vice President has taken over
some of the aspects of the negotiations and discussions.”
“So, we are continuing the meeting in his office and when we
finish meeting, we will get back to ASUU for another round of
meeting and we are hopeful that we will be able to go to an
appreciable extent to solve some of the outstanding issues that is
preventing them from going back to work.’’
However, early Friday Osinbajo retweeted a tweet by Laolu
Akande, his media aide, debunking the reports.
The tweet read: “News reports that VP Osinbajo has taken over
ASUU negotiations is unture & inaccurate. Labour &
Education Minsters continue to lead d talks.”
ASUU has been on strike for about two weeks demanding
implementation of previous agreements, full payment of salaries and
improved government funding of universities.
Reports that Vice President Professor. Yemi Osinbajo has taken
over negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) to end the strike is “untrue,” according to his spokesperson
Laolu Akande.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige was
quoted after the Federal Council Meeting (FEC) on Wednesday to have
said Osinbajo will henceforth lead the negotiations with ASUU.
Ngige said “At council today, the Vice President has taken over
some of the aspects of the negotiations and discussions.”
“So, we are continuing the meeting in his office and when we
finish meeting, we will get back to ASUU for another round of
meeting and we are hopeful that we will be able to go to an
appreciable extent to solve some of the outstanding issues that is
preventing them from going back to work.’’
However, early Friday Osinbajo retweeted a tweet by Laolu
Akande, his media aide, debunking the reports.
The tweet read: “News reports that VP Osinbajo has taken over
ASUU negotiations is unture & inaccurate. Labour &
Education Minsters continue to lead d talks.”
ASUU has been on strike for about two weeks demanding
implementation of previous agreements, full payment of salaries and
improved government funding of universities.
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