Strike: APC Youth Leader Discusses With Ngige, NANS, ASUU Presidents

The National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dayo Israel has met with some of the major parties in the industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in a bid to put an end to it.

Israel revealed that he had a meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Sunday in Abuja, where they discussed how to end the ASUU strike.

The APC youth leader, through a number of tweets, also disclosed that he met with the presidents of ASUU and the National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS) over the prolonged industrial action.

“I just met Nigeria’s Minister of Labour Chris Ngige with my Youth Leaders at his home in Abuja to discuss the way forward in putting an end to the ASUU Strike. Earlier in the day, I spoke to the Presidents of ASUU and NANS ahead of my meeting with the Minister.

“I also spoke to the Chairman of the Wage, Income and Salaries Commission through the Minister's Phone. I can inform Nigerians that a counter offer to ASUU has been put together by the FG and will be presented to Mr President this week," he tweeted

Israel noted that his consultations with the important stakeholders on how to put the strike to an end and ensure students resume their academic activities would continue.

“Our consultations will continue and we call on all stakeholders to find a middle ground and ensure our youths go back to school this month,” he added.

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