Fed Govt begs ASUU to end action

Vice President Namadi Sambo yesterday urged
the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) to call off its strike in the interest of
the students and the country.
Sambo spoke yesterday in Gadau, Itas/Gadau
Local Government Area of Bauchi State, at the
inauguration of the Bauchi State University in
the town.
The Vice President, who is the Chairman of the
Federal Government's negotiation team, said
the government had shifted grounds in
response to the union' demands.
He urged the striking lecturers to reciprocate
the government's gesture by calling off the
strike.
Sambo said: "The Federal Government is
rehabilitating the railway system to ease
transportation and is developing the health,
agriculture and the training of youths on
industrial computer technology to create
wealth and make room for private investors to
invest. All these developmental plans can only
be achieved when we have educated
manpower."