House of Representatives, Fem Gbajabiamila.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi
Gbajabiamila, has said the parliament is determined to resolve the
issues facing the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU).
Gbajabiamila disclosed this on Wednesday when he met with a gro
up of young lawmakers from the House under the aegis of ‘Young
Parliamentarians Forum’ of the National Assembly in his office.
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According to him, some of the demands of the youths following
the EndSARS protests would be addressed constitutionally.
“We are determined to resolve the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) matter, and if we can resolve two out of three
issues, I think we would have gone a long way to help the lecturers
who are on strike,” Gbajabiamila was quoted as saying according to
a statement issued by his spokesman, Lanre Lasisi.
“There’s a bill on vocational education, I think from the 8th
Assembly that was even my bill. We’ll pick it up again and pass it
to you (Young Parliamentarians Group) to polish it up and add it to
whatever ideas you have.”
On youth empowerment, Gbajabiamila said: “This government has
done a lot about youth empowerment and is ready to do more. We can
never be bereft of ideas.
“If you have anything that we need to look at, the House is
willing and ready to add to those ideas. We will be happy to
accelerate bills on youth development.”
Speaking on police reforms, the Speaker called for more reformed
police that will serve Nigerians better.
He explained that the parliament was liaising with the Nigeria
Bar Association in achieving the target of 30 days.
“We gave ourselves 30 days, and since then, we’ve been working
night and day, especially with the Nigerian Bar Association
(NBA).
“We thought the best way to go about it is that we amend the
Police Service Commission Act, and that has been done and the
report has been concluded and soon, it will be published and be on
the floor,” he added.