Gbajabiamila

He said ASUU had a soft spot for the speaker and that was why the union engaged him in a discussion as a welcome intervention to resolve the stalemate between it and the Federal Government. He said Gbajabiamila even presented a paper signed by him to ASUU leadership indicating the seriousness of the government to pay in full the eight-month salaries its members were owed and also urgently attend to some other matters and specified…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has appealed for calm over the issues between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government. This is following the half salaries reportedly paid to lecturers by the FG. Gbajabiamila, in a statement on Monday, said the FG acted in the interest of the law adding that it was the government’s legitimate interest in preventing moral hazard and discouraging disruptive industrial actions. The Speaker…