ASUU Strike: Sultan Urges FG, ASUU To Give Dialogue A Chance.

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to call off the lingering strike and embrace dialogue with the federal government.

The Sultan, who expressed sadness over the strike embarked upon by ASUU, lamented that students spend seven years in some universities and graduate without acquiring education.

He stressed the need for ASUU and the federal government to go back to the negotiating table, with a view to finding a lasting solution to the problem.
“We are now back to square one and we seem not to have a solution at hand to solve the problem. As fathers, we will continue to plead. So, I am pleading with ASUU to call off the strike and for the federal government to be given a chance to fulfil its obligation.

“I believe ASUU and the federal government should give dialogue a chance. We must find a common ground. Negotiation is a give and take and people should negotiate based on mutual respect.

“I don’t believe in strike action because students suffer in the end. We want to see education move to greater heights in this country. So, this should be an issue of give and take and what ASUU will give should be what the federal government will be able to afford. So, I call on ASUU to suspend the strike action, resume talks and go back to the negotiating table so that we can make progress,” he advised.