The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) and other stakeholders will meet with the House of Representatives to discuss a long-term solution to the union's ongoing strike.
This information may be found in a statement made on Monday in Abuja by Mr. Yahaya Danzaria, the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
He announced that the meeting would be held at the National Assembly's House of Representatives branch on Tuesday.
He stated that the goal of the meeting with ASUU and other important stakeholders was to find a long-term resolution to the ongoing strike that ASUU has been conducting.
He claims that the House of Representatives is extremely concerned about the recent strike, which appears to be defying all efforts to find a resolution.
He added that the House was concerned there had been no agreement reached between the Federal Government and the striking University lecturers.
He said that the House was more worried on the negative consequences of the strike on the future and quality of education of the teeming youths.
He said the youth had been kept at home for the past six months despite the intervention of the House and several well-meaning Nigerians overtime to see that the matter was resolved.
“In the light of the foregoing, the House hereby request for another opportunity to come together with stakeholders and leadership of ASUU to seek a amicable resolution.”
He said that this was without prejudice to the fact that the matter was already in the Industrial Court.
Newsmen reports that ASUU, among other unions in the education sector, began an ongoing strike on Feb. 14, after the federal government failed to meet some of its demands including, the release of revitalisation funds for universities, renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, release of earned allowances for university lecturers, and deployment of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution.