CURSORY: More details have been revealed as to why the federal government has withdrawn the order it issued to universities VC’s to open universities and commence accademic activities.
Recall that the federal government had recently released a circular ordering VC’s to reopen varsities and commence lecturers.
This was as a result of the verdict and court order from the Industrial Court, the court had ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off it’s ongoing strike.
The federal government had later withdrawn it’s order for varsities to reopen.
In recent developments, the reason for the withdrawal has been revealed in details.
Why the order was revoked
A report revealed that opinion leaders and other stakeholders interested in resolving the face-off between the ASUU and the government mounted pressure on the government requesting that the circular, earlier sent to mandate the reopening of the universities, be withdrawn.
A senior official in the Ministry of Education, who didn’t want his name mentioned, disclosed that
“the circular was withdrawn to allow for more negotiation between government and the ASUU following the ongoing invention by the Speaker of the House of Representatives”.
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