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A group of former students under the aegis of Past Rivers State Students’ Leaders’ Forum have called on the Federal Government to honour the agreement it had with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The ex-students’ leaders appealed to the government to show more commitment towards resolving the impasse in order to save the education system from collapse.
Chairman of PARSLEAF, Mr. Amakiri Amakuro, told newsmen in Port Harcourt that the disagreement between ASUU and the Federal Government would have been resolved if government had acted quickly on the earlier notice from the Union.
Amakuro also charged ASUU, other unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions and stakeholders in the educational sector to embrace peace and return to the negotiating table with government in the interest of the country.
He said, “We appreciate the Federal Government’s appeals for understanding and commitment to meeting ASUU’s demand. We, however, call on the Federal Government to make further commitment to honour the agreement it entered into with ASUU in order to save the educational system from total collapse.
“We also call on the leadership of ASUU to explore other means of engaging with government in drawing their attention, as the option of strike is no longer fashionable and acceptable.
“If strike must be used, it should not last for more than a few hours as is the practice in developed countries. We passionately appeal to the Federal Government, ASUU and other stakeholders in the educational sector to sheathe their swords,” he said.
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