The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has offered to host mediation meetings on the impasse between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary-General of ACF, Murtala Aliyu and made available to Tribune Online on Thursday.
According to the statement, ACF thought it wise to mediate considering the uncompromising stands of the two bodies, as to the issues at stake.
“It is with a great sense of concern that the Arewa Consultative Forum finds it necessary to speak up in the standoff between the negotiation teams, on a situation causing chains of academic strikes in the country.
“The frequency of the strike over the last three decades has set the tertiary education sector years behind, affecting the quality of the products.
“The current impasse has lasted too long, a sign that a different approach is needed to resolve this disagreement of ideas.
“The nation is held to ransom as a result of this deadlock and the situation must stop immediately. Arewa Consultative Forum calls on the Federal Government and ASUU, as a matter of urgency, to reconsider further dialogues on alternative terms to the former strategies.
“We, again, call on both parties to reconsider changing their approaches, as it is imperative to note here that:-
a. Strike is too many and seems to be outdated and of little effect. Therefore, alternative measures to strikes must be thought of and the present situation must be reversed, immediately.
b. Realistic responses should be made to all ASUU requests.
c. It is the parents, students, lecturers and society in general that bear the brunt of these strikes more, and such scenarios must be avoided to, responsively, deliver services to the nation.
It is said, every government, as well as stakeholders’ actions, should be seen to be responsive all through. It is only reasonable to act immediately to address all issues without making the rest of the public suffer any further.
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