Jonathan in make-or-mar meeting with ASUU

President Goodluck Jonathan is currently
locked in a closed-door make-or-mar meeting
with striking members of the Academic Staff
Union of Universities inside the First Lady
Conference Room, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President is being joined at the meeting
that started at 2.40pm by Vice President
Namadi Sambo; Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala; Secretary to the Government of
the Federation, Pius Anyim; Supervising
Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike; and
Minister of Labour, Emeka Wogu among
others.
ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Isa Faggae, led the
union team which included past presidents
such as Prof. Abdulahi Sule-Kano, Prof. Dipo
Fashina and Prof. Festus Iyayi.
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress,
Abdulawahid Omar and that of the Trade.
Union Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, are also in
attendance.
Indication that the logjam may be resolved at
the meeting emerged when the President
declared while shaking hands with members of
the delegation that, “The matter must be
resolved here today. Our children must go
back to school.”
All those in attendance responded with a loud
“amen.”