Buhari to minister; Resolve strike in two weeks

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has given the minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, two weeks to resolve issues of contention regarding the strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The president gave the directive on Tuesday at a meeting with the minister and other relevant agencies.

Buhari summoned the meeting to receive a briefing from the government representatives on why the strike had lingered for too long.

The President, after hearing from the relevant ministries and departments, ordered the Minister of Education to ensure that the impasse was resolved within two weeks and report back to him.

The PUNCH gathered that apart from the directive to the education minister, the President instructed that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, as well as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, must be in attendance at all the meetings to speedily resolve the crisis.

Present at the meeting were Adamu, Ngige, and Mustapha, as well as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami; the Head of Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan; the Chairman of National Salaries Income and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta; and the Director-General Budget Office, Ben Akabuez.