Atiku Promises To End ASUU Strike, Name Cabinet On First Day In Office If Elected President

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Atiku Promises To End ASUU Strike, Name Cabinet On First Day In Office If Elected President

Atiku Promises To End ASUU Strike, Name Cabinet On First Day In Office If Elected President

Atiku
Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) has listed two things he will tackle on his first day in office if
elected president.

Mr Abubakar who said he will name his cabinet
on his first day in office also promised to end the industrial action
embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The
former vice president popularly known as Atiku, stated this in Lagos,
Sunday evening, at the Silverbird Man of the Year event. Punch Newspaper
published the transcript on its website.

The striking lecturers
had on November 4, 2018 ceased to discharge their duties thereby
paralysing academic activities in tertiary institutions across the
country. Since the strike began, the federal government delegations have
met severally with the leadership of ASUU with no positive result
achieved.

“I am aghast that as I speak, our students across the
nation are not being educated due to the ASUU strike caused by an
unresolved debate of about N60billion,” Atiku said.

“If I get the
job I am seeking, my first task on day one – along with naming my
cabinet – will be to end this disgraceful strike and get our students
back to their studies,” he added.

The PDP flag-bearer also promised to raised the budgetary allocation of the education sector if he is elected president.

“I
will also triple the amount the Nigerian Government spends on education
from 7 per cent of its budget today, not just to the 15 per cent
recommended by UNESCO, but to 20 per cent.

“I recognize the value
education can bring to the individual and the nation. But even more
than that, I want every child in Nigeria to have the opportunities I
had,” he added.

Source:- Politicstimesng

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