The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has slammed the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, over the comments he made concerning the ASSU strike.
The Agnesisika Blog previously reported Minister Adamu saying that the federal government wanted to continue talks with the ASSU leadership before the union decided to go on a four-week strike last Monday.
The Minister of Education said, “Unfortunately, ASUU has gone on strike, and I am looking for them because all of the issues have been addressed.
“The last thing that happened was that our committee looked at their demands but there are renegotiations going on. They submitted a draft agreement which the ministry is looking at.
“There is a solution to this; the negotiations are the solution and that is why I have said that I am surprised that ASUU has gone on strike. They submitted a draft agreement which the ministry is looking at. A committee is looking at it. Immediately it finishes, the government is meant to announce what it has accepted. Then suddenly, I heard them going on strike. We want a peaceful resolution.”
In an interview with Vanguard, ASUU’s National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, branded the minister’s statement as “childish” and one that doesn’t require any response.
He said, “It is not everything one reacts to, but that type of comment does not deserve any response.
“It is very unfortunate and childish. Does that mean there was no way they were getting across before? We have not turned to ghosts or invisible spirits.
“It shows the levity with which they treat issues. My friend, I don’t want to say more than this.”