ASUU STRIKE: THE REPS MEET WITH FG STAKEHOLDER'S AND ASUU.

 

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the parliament is ready to do everything possible to end the crisis between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

Speaker House of Representative Femi Gbajabiamila

In his opening remarks at the plenary after the two-month annual break of the  National Assembly, he  pointed out that the lawmakers who are owe the intervention to Nigerian youths and its future.

However, “It has become necessary for the House of Reps to intervene in the extended face-off between the ASUU and FG. This current impasse is due primarily to disagreements over conditions of service of the staffs and funding of all universities in the the country.

“So therefore, this afternoon, alongside the leaders of the House and the relevant committees, I will meet with the representatives of ASUU. Our agenda is to look into whatever options they are, for parliament to help resolve the present crises so that our youth can return to school.

“It is long established that access to education, more than anything else, is key to unlocking prosperity and improving social mobility outcomes in any society. And we all agree that the government has a role in ensuring that our nation’s youth get a quality education that allows them to compete and thrive in the 21st-Century of knowledge economy.

“Yet, evidence abounds that the current framework of government-sponsored tertiary education is no longer working as it should and hasn’t worked for a long time. Our immediate goal is to do everything to get our children back to school. However, the time has also come to begin a candid assessment of the current system and to consider all available options for complete reform. We owe this to our children and to our nation’s future.”