The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, who made the appeal, called for calm, promising that the government would protect the interest of all stakeholders on the matter.
When The Guardian visited the ministry yesterday, the permanent secretary was in a meeting with senior officers of the Department of Tertiary Education, with the aim of resolving the matter.
The Deputy Director of Press, Ben Bem Goong told The Guardian that the meeting was held because the Minister, Malam Adamu Adamu, was out of the country.
“The permanent secretary said all issues raised by ASUU would be resolved amicably. The meeting is being held to prepare the ground for the minister who is on official engagement outside the country. As soon as he returns, all issues will be resolved amicably,” he said.
Goong said the Senate and the House of Representatives committees on education would meet with ASUU today. “The ministry will also be at the meeting,” he said, expressing the hope that the matter would be resolved in good time. “I have never seen where such a meeting failed before,” he said. He reassured parents, students and the general public that the Federal Government would resolve the matter in the interest of all stakeholders, ASUU inclusive.
“The ministry appeals to ASUU to stay calm and await the outcome of efforts going on across board as well as the return of the minister,” Goong appealed.
The Guardian learnt that the academic community was ready for the strike.
An official who spoke anonymously at the University of Abuja said that all academic staff were ready to commence the strike today.
“It’s a union matter, it’s a national strike. The university is going to comply. The fillers I got from everyone that I spoke to on the matter shows that they are all ready for the strike. Only the management staff will work,” he said.
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