Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo, the Vice President of Nigeria has not taken over Federal Government’s
negotiation with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, contrary to
media reports.
The Senior
Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu
Akande, made this known in a message he posted on his twitter handle,
@akandeoj, on Friday.
The Minister
of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, had in an interview with State
House correspondents at the end of Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council
meeting given an indication that Osinbajo had taken over the negotiation.
He had said
a meeting would be held in the Vice President’s office after which they will
get back to ASUU for another round of meeting.
“At council
today, the Vice President has taken over some of the aspects of the
negotiations and discussions. So we are continuing the meeting in his office
and when we finish meeting, we will get back to ASUU for another round of meeting.
“We are
hopeful that we will be able to go to an appreciable extent to solve some of
the outstanding issues that is preventing them from going back to work,” Ngige
had said.
But Akande
said the media reports that the Vice President had taken over the negotiation
as untrue and inaccurate.
He said
Ngige and the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, would continue to lead the
negotiation.
“News
reports that Vice President Osinbajo has taken over ASUU negotiations is untrue
and inaccurate. Labour and Education Ministers will continue to lead the
talks,” Akande wrote.
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