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ASUU: Presidency dismisses reports on Buhari’s 14-day ultimatum to education minister

by Ebor Cletus Ralph Jr

Reports about President Muhammadu Buhari giving the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, a two-week deadline to settle the conflict between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have been denied by the presidency (ASUU).

According to reports that surfaced on Tuesday, the president invited the minister and members of other pertinent government agencies to the State House in Abuja and gave Adamu a 14-day deadline to settle the conflict with the varsity lecturers before reporting back to him.
According to the sources, the development came about as a result of efforts by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other organisations to plan a national protest in support of ASUU.

In a statement issued in response to the claims on Wednesday in Abuja, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, warned the media against informing people falsely about the ongoing ASUU strike.

He expressed sorrow that a specific goal had been served by the outcome of the president’s meeting with the relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to cease the agitations by university unions.

Shehu said: “It is a pity that almost all media houses allowed themselves to be deceived by interested sources that are not the authorised spokesmen of government.

“Neither during nor after the meeting was any ultimatum given to the Minister of Education.

“During the meeting, the Minister of Education requested that the Minister of Labour hands off the negotiation to allow him lead and conclude what he had earlier on started with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

“And he promised that he could get an agreement within the shortest possible time, possibly two to three weeks.

“In carrying out this assignment, the minister will carry along all relevant ministries and agencies with statutory functions and duties relating to the issues involved.”

He said the presidency was optimistic that agreements can be reached in an even shorter period if all parties/stakeholders are not unrealistically obstinate.

He, therefore, appealed to the affected parties to work together to end the strikes.

“On the part of the administration, all doors remain open for dialogue and the resolution of the issues.

“We appeal to the media not try to spread misinformation. The orchestrated media narratives seeking to present an entirely different picture, attributed to sources, in the last 24 hours are not helpful at all,’’ the presidential aide added.

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