Peter Obi Says ASUU’s Demands Can Be Met With One-Month Crude Oil Proceeds.
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi has said the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU’s demands could be met if the Federal Government utilizes its one-month income from crude oil sales and has the political will to solve the problem.
He made the statement yesterday at the Labour Party’s National Retreat in Abuja.
Public universities in the country have been shut down for more than six months since February 14 when ASUU embarked on its industrial action.
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Choc News had reported that the Federal government through the ministry of Labour had dragged the union to court over the lingering strike at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Monday.
The case was adjourned to September 16.
Also speaking at the event was the popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, who said the people behind oil theft are known by the government, and therefore have enablers in the government. He also said that Nigeria is the only oil-producing nation that has not installed a meter that gives accurate data on the barrels of crude oil mined and sold in Nigeria.
Speaking also at the Labour Party event on Monday, the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, said the union, its affiliates, and political commissions across the 774 wards in Nigeria will mobilize its members at the grassroots to achieve victory for Obi in next year’s presidential elections.
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