The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, yesterday pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve its on-going industrial action in the interest of the nation.
Odusote spoke while addressing the delegates of the African Students Union Parliament (ASUP) led by the Speaker Kewul Abel, who visited her in Abuja.
She said, “I am appealing to ASUU members, who are also parents, that there are some sacrifices that some people have to make so that the future of our children can be secured. If our children are sitting at home at a critical time like this, with the year coming to an end, and the nation preparing for a national election.”
She said it is in national interest that the on-going industrial action embarked upon by ASUU be amicably resolved through social dialogue for our children to continue their educational pursuit.
