Lamido blames ASUU’s strike on lack of trust

Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa on
Saturday appealed to the Academic Staff Union
of Universities (ASUU) to end the ongoing
strike in the interest of the students. Lamido made the appeal when he received a
delegation from the National Association of
Nigerian Students (NANS) in Dutse. He said it was unfortunate that the industrial
action was still on almost three months since it
began. The governor blamed the protracted strike on
lack of trust between the Federal Government
and ASUU. “It is really unfortunate that the strike has
lasted up until this time. There is no trust
between the two bodies and when there is no
trust it will be difficult to have a common
ground. “As a parent, I am so worried seeing our
children that supposed to be in school at home. “I am appealing to ASUU to go back to the
classroom while the negotiation with the
government continues,” he said. Lamido, however, pleaded with the Federal
Government to continue to dialogue with the
union, even after the strike had been called
off. He said this would enable the two parties to
sort out the gray areas in the dispute, adding
that ASUU and the Federal Government should
approach the dialogue with sincerity. Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Mr Ahmed
Jibril, appealed to Lamido to intervene to end
the lingering industrial action. Jibril, who is the Vice President National
Affairs, NANS, said that it was unfortunate for
students to be allowed to stay at home for
more than three months as a result of the
strike. According to him, parents and students are left
to bear the consequences of the strike. He told Lamido that they were in the state on
tour of education facilities. (NAN)