DESPITE FRESH STRIKE THREATS, GBAJABIAMILA ASSURES OF BUHARI’S INTERVENTION

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has appealed to the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to exercise restraint over their latest outcry over the half payment of their salaries by the Federal Government.

The Speaker in a statement noted that efforts to find lasting solutions to the concerns frequently raised by ASUU were on, noting that President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated interest to wade into the latest concerns raised by the union.

Gbajabiamila however acknowledged that the position taken by the Executive that it was not obligated to pay salaries to lecturers for the time spent on strike is premised on the law and the government’s legitimate interest in preventing moral hazard and discouraging disruptive industrial actions.