PGF DG gives resolution to ASUU’s strike

Alhaji Salihu Lukman, Director-Normal, Progressives Governors Discussion board (PGF), says a holistic strategy is required to handle recurring Tutorial Workers Union of Universities (ASUU) strikes within the nation.

Lukman mentioned this in an announcement in Abuja.

The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that ASUU had been on strike since March 23, paralysing educational actions in public universities earlier than the latest settlement to finish the strike.

“Many who merely wish to scale back these points to opinions and commentary could hardly recognise that this isn’t a matter that any authorities can resolve by fiat.

“It’s also not a matter that any group can sustainably obtain, irrespective of how aggressive and resolute the group could also be,” he mentioned.

Lukman stated that the frequent ASUU strikes would destruct the Nigerian’s schooling system if not properly dealt with.

“To vary this can require a brand new holistic method, which must be primarily based on a sectoral technique coordinated immediately by the presidency, not at ministerial stage,” he stated.

Lukman recalled that in the Sixties and Nineteen Eighties there have been hard strikes on the nation’s schooling system, noting that the majority educational disruptions at the moment had been brought on by college students’ protests over welfare circumstances.

The PGF DG added that protests and strikes ought to nonetheless, be the final resort.

“It’s virtually not possible to quote any nation on this planet with a report of strike in universities for 9 months in a single tutorial calendar like Nigeria.

“As patriots, we should all be frightened, involved and dedicated to resolving the issue completely within the curiosity of all.