FG Ultimatum’s a Joke: FG Withdraws Ultimatum

Information reaching Dailyschoolnews information team today, is that the Federal Government, had on Tuesday, said it was withdrawing the ultimatum which they had given to striking university lecturers to resume or be sacked following appeals from well-meaning Nigerians and substantial compliance with the directive by some members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The Federal Government had disclosed that, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has confirmed that a sum of two hundred billion Naira (N200 Billion) agreed with ASUU at a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on the 5th of November 2013 has been fully paid into a Revitalization of Universities Infrastructure Account.

While addressing Journalists, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe who showed to newsmen the CBN letter (which was also read out out and shown in TV station all over Nigeria) which was signed by the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Tunde Lemo and addressed to the Accountant General of the Federation, confirmed that the total sum of two hundred billion Naira was the balance in the account as required.

Dr. Doyin Okupe also said that what the federal government was interested in was how to resolve the six month old strike in a peaceful manner for the overall interest of all concerned students, parents and Nigerians as a whole. Dr. Doyin also said, “right now, the issue of ultimatum is not a matter for discussion anymore.

There has been substantial compliance nationwide. If I say you must return to work on the 9th and 70% of the people that I am talking to have returned to work, that is substantial compliance.

Is ASUU bending and twisting power for their own good? because we all thought that they might get sacked or something be done by the federal government, or is federal government playing with the public?

Why scream out loud that if ASUU don’t call off the strike ob or before the 9th of Dec, that they might get sacked? is this a joke or what?

I just hope and pray that the next decision that FG takes will not turn out to be a joke.