ASUU: Jonathan Reveals How He Ended Strike In One Night

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has disclosed how he tackled the four-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)  in one night during his administration.

Jonathan made the revelation at the 70th birthday celebration of Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, organised by The Kukah Centre and held in Abuja on Wednesday.

According to the former President, he was worried that Nigerian students had to stay at home for four months which led to him calling a meeting with the entire leadership of ASUU after which the decision to call off the industrial strike was made. 

“The society we are managing is complex, now we are talking about ASUU strike, during my time too, ASUU had four months of strike, different committees were meeting and meeting and nothing was working.

“I said how can our children stay out of school for four months? So I had to call a meeting of all the leadership of ASUU.

“I presided over the meeting with my vice president, the Attorney General was there, I said that that night we must solve the problem.

“The Attorney General was there, Secretary to the Government of the Federation was there, the ministers of education were there, the labour ministers were there the finance ministers, everybody that has to do with it," he explained.