ASUU strike: Minister of Labour, DG budget office, AGF, SGF, others to appear before Reps

By Adeleye Kunle

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, has invited the Minister of Labour and productivity Chris Ngige, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of Civil service of the Federation, Accountant General of the Federation, Director General, Salaries, Income And Wages Commission, Director General Budget Office, among others to appear before the lawmakers next week Thursday.

The Speaker disclosed this on Thursday at the resumed fact finding meeting on strike embarked upon by ASUU.

In continuation of the efforts to find solutions to the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Speaker of the House of Representatives alongside his deputy Rep. Ahmed Idris Wase and other leaders of the House on Thursday met with the Head of Service of the Federation (HoS), Mrs Folashade Yemi-Esan, the chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Mr. Ekpo Nta, among other government officials.

The meeting was a follow up to an earlier one the Speaker held with ASUU officials on Tuesday, where issues related to the strike were discussed.

The outcome of Tuesday’s meeting led the House leadership to invite the Head of Service, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, the Accountant General of the Federation, among others