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Labour Party Presidential Candidate Peter Obi
By PAMELA EBOH, Awka
The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to engage the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in collaborative negotiations to end the lingering over six months strike.
He described the prolonged industrial action as unacceptable.
Obi, who aired his view Wednesday through his Twitter handle, lamented that the industrial action which commenced on February 14, 2022, had become almost intractable to the disadvantage of the Nigerian students.
He said: “Our position is that the ASUU strike has lingered for far too long. It is unconscionable, worrisome, and unacceptable that FGN would allow such an industrial action to become almost intractable to the detriment of our students.
“It’s time for FGN to engage in collaborative negotiations with ASUU, and in good faith.”
ASUU on Tuesday extended its six-month-old strike indefinitely during its latest National Executive Council, (NEC) meeting in Abuja.
