By our Reporter
After months of prolonged strike,President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to end the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike and industrial action by three other university-based unions.
Buhari gave the directive at a meeting with some Ministers and heads of Federal Government agencies playing roles in resolving the lingering crises within the tertiary subsector of the education sector.
Others also present at the meeting, besides Adamu, were the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed; the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Ngige; and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami.
Others were the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, the Chairman of National Salaries Income and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, the Director-General Budget Office, Ben Akabueze.
It would be recalled that ASUU embarked on strike on February 14 to press home its demand.