ASUU Strike Ends in Mystery As Education Minister Refuse to Talk

Yesterday, we did published an article, about the Federal government and ASUU leaders meeting in close doors to deliberate on this strike which is plaguing Nigeria educational sector.

The Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, who had on Tuesday, met with the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Abuja, did not release any official statement regarding the discussion with Asuu leaders.

However, it could not be ascertained if the meeting which lasted not less than one hour produced desirable results, since their refusal to comment shows that the meeting might not have end as we prayed.
The ASUUPresident, Dr. Nasir Fagge and the minister refused to speak with journalists after the ending of the meeting.
Mr. Fagge did not even respond to questions on the outcome of the meeting and the next line of action of the union.
When asked severa times by the journalists, Mr. Fagge simply told one of our correspondents this and i quote
“I am not in a position to talk.”

People who where present at the meeting were the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Professor Julius Okojie,
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Isaac Adewole and a few national officers of the union.

Likewise, the Vice-President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo had on Tuesday, met briefly with stakeholders in the nation’s education sector.
The stakeholders were led to the meeting which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja by Mr. Wike.
Other members who were in the delegation included Okojie and Adewole.
At the end of the brief session, none of the attendees agreed to speak with journalists when approached or asked the outcome of the much anticipated meeting.
Other members of the team who came out of the venue of the meeting a few minutes before Wike came out had claimed that the minister would address journalists, which was a brilliant lie to get past the ever sharp journalists.
However, when Mr. Wike got out of the conference room, and as anticipated, the journalist rushed to him for answers, but he refused to answer questions.
He joined other members of the team in a brief consultation at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa before he hurriedly jumped into his waiting car.

However, there has been no official statement issued by the Vice President’s office on the meeting.
Meanwhile, the Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural group, the Afenifere has appealed to both the Federal Government and the striking members of ASUU to shift grounds in the interest of the future of the students and education sector in general.

We just hope that this strike is called off soon.