ASUU’S FIGHT IN INTEREST OF NATION – IBB

Former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has thrown his weight behind the struggle by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), insisting that the union was fighting in the interest of the nation.
Babangida spoke yesterday in his residence in Minna when he hosted the Governing Council of the National Examinations Council (NECO) led by its Chairman, Dr. Paddy Njoku.
He called on the university lecturers not to give up their negotiations with the federal government.
“It is unfortunate they (ASUU) are on strike but the fact is, they have the national interest at hearth and I want to advice them not to give up negotiating with government,” he said.
He said he was concerned about the closure of the nation’s universities, but expressed optimism that the industrial action would “soon be over in the interest of all.”
Babangida, however, saluted the federal government for its efforts to resolve the crisis, adding that he learnt government was working hard to ensure that the matter was resolved “soonest.”
Earlier, the NECO governing council chairman said the examination body had re-positioned itself to meet the yearnings and aspirations of the Nigerian child by “reaching out to all stakeholders, including the school children in order for the council to achieve its mandate.”
Source: Blueprint