The senate has faulted the Federal Government over failure to honour agreements reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), pledging to intervene to end the ongoing two-week warning strike.
Senator representing Katsina South and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, Mohammed Dandutse, spoke on Friday, while reeling out resolutions reached after a closed-door meeting with the leadership of ASUU in Abuja.
Dandutse said the senate would convene a joint meeting involving the ministry of education, the National Universities Commission (NUC), and ASUU to ensure a quick resolution to the crisis.
“The senate is not happy that the agreement by the government with ASUU has not been fulfilled,” the senator said.
“We will study the issues raised and take appropriate steps to ensure an amicable resolution.
“We want the leadership of ASUU to write all the issues they raised so that we can face the ministry of education together by Tuesday or Wednesday.
“You cannot teach when your stomach is empty. We will engage the executive and ensure these issues are addressed once and for all.”
Dandutse also said the panel would submit a detailed report to the senate president and urge President Bola Tinubu to intervene personally.
“We will not let this matter rest. Education is the backbone of national development, and the senate will not stand by while our universities collapse,” he said.
He added that the senate would also engage Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), to prevent the encroachment of land belonging to the University of Abuja.
