The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has stated that the President Bola Tinubu administration is determined to avert industrial action in the education sector.
Naijaonpoint reports that Alausa made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.
Alausa said Tinubu has directed his team to ensure the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other bodies in tertiary institutions across the country do not embark on strike.
According to the Minister, the government regularly meets with ASUU, the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).
The Minister emphasised that beyond the government’s meeting with ASUU and Other academic bodies, there ought to be a relationship-building which has been lacking in the past government.
He said, “The President has directed that not again in this country will ASUU, or tertiary institution trade unions go on strike.
“It is just not promising, there has to be a lot of relationship building. Beyond that, the government is meeting its obligation with these unions.
“That is what has been lacking in the past governments. They sit with these unions, they are very good people. Over the years, government will just renege on those agreements.”
Alausa also debunked some rumours of a looming strike in the tertiary institutions, adding that reforms embarked upon by the Federal Government are yielding some results, as some public Nigerian universities are being ranked globally.
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