After 155 Days, Buhari Gives Education Minister Two Weeks to Resolve ASUU Strike

After about 155 days of being out of school, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday gave a matching order to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to resolve the ongoing strike by the university teachers nationwide.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had commenced on one-month warning strike on February 14, to call attention to alleged inability of the federal government to meet up with their demands.
President Buhari gave the directive on Tuesday after he received briefings from the relevant government Ministries, Agencies and Departments involved in resolving the face-off with the university unions.
The three other unions that embarked on strike are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational Institutions, NASU and the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT.
President Buhari summoned the Tuesday meeting to receive briefing from the government team on while the strike has lingered for too long.
The President after hearing from the relevant MDA’s directly involved ordered the Minister of Education to ensure that the impasse was resolved within two weeks and report back to him.
Sources at the meeting also said that President Buhari directed that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige must be in any of the meetings to resolve the crisis.
The sources further said that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha should be part of the team to interface with the striking unions.