President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, appealed to members of staff of Nigerian universities to give peace a chance and avail themselves of the opportunity of negotiations created by his administration.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Senior Staff Associations of Nigerian Universities are all geared up for strikes, following the failure of the government to meet their demands.
The unions were demanding the payment of their withheld salaries during the 2022 strike, among others, as they faulted the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement.
Tinubu, however, urged that the unions should embrace negotiations as he remained unwavering in his determination to ensure varsities are no longer shut to students.
Speaking at the grand finale of the 39th convocation of the University of Ilorin, held at the institution’s main campus in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, Tinubu said the universities, just like the entire nation needed peace to give room for prosperity.
The President who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, said that his administration was committed to uninterrupted academic sessions in the universities.
He said, “My government is committed to an uninterrupted academic calendar. Let me, therefore, appeal to the staff members of the nation’s universities to always give peace a chance.
