President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Ngige to meet ASUU today

The chief of staff to the President, Prof Agboola Gambari, alongside the minister for labour and employment, Chris Ngige, will be leading a meeting between the government and ASUU as well as all other registered trade unions in Nigerian universities today.

In an invitation to the media, the ministry’s head, press and public relations, Olajide Oshundun, indicated that Gambari will be chair the meeting.

Others to be present at the meeting are identified interest groups and civil societies.

Meanwhile, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase has ordered relevant committees of the chamber to intervene in the crisis between the federal government and the striking academic staff union of universities.

Wase mandated chairmen of the house committees on education and labour to resolve the crisis else the leadership of the parliament would step into the matter.