The House of Representatives resolved on Tuesday to intervene in the face-off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government.
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The resolution followed a motion, titled: “Urgent Public Importance and the Academic Staff Union of Universities Strike”, by Dachung Bagos. “Also concerned that the continued yearly strike by ASUU is becoming a national embarrassment to the country. Rimande Shawulu recalled that a few years ago, Nigerians reportedly spent N5 billion on education in Ghana and £300 million in the United Kingdom , making Nigeria’s education so brittle.Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu sought an amendment to the motion to include the warring factions.
The union’s leadership, on Monday, declared a two–week warning strike at the end of its National Executive Council meeting at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology . The minister urged the striking university lecturers to reconsider their decision in the interest of the country.
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