Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, declared on Tuesday that the 2009 ASUU/FG Agreement is practically impossible for any administration to implement, but assured that very soon, the issue and crisis would be finally resolved.
He made this known when he appeared before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) on Tuesday to render account of his achievements as a minister, appointed on the platform of the ruling party.Chief Wogu, who was briefing the Alhaji Bamanga Tukur-led committee at the National Secretariat of the PDP noted the relative industrial peace and harmony being enjoyed over a long time in the country, employment and job creation, social security and improvement in the National Minium wage and its implementation as vital highlights of his performance.Chief Wogu told the PDP National Chairman and members of his committee that he met on ground an agreement signed by the previous government with ASUU when he resumed as the Minister of Labour, but stated that the agreement is impossible to implement.The minister declared that the present administration, led by President Goodluck Jonathan is finding a way out and doing everything possible to resolve the issue to the satisfaction of everybody.

He said: “I inherited an agreement signed by the Federal Government with ASUU and that agreement was practically impossible for any administration to implement. We are still discussing with them, if I leave here, I am going to the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) where we are meeting with them. I hope that very soon, we will resolve it.”

He noted that the government had serious issues with the original agreement, which he described as complex.

He said: “We have made offer to ASUU. It is as complex as presented. Negotiation is ongoing. The National Assembly is equally involved.

“We believe they will soon call off the strike. I personally and passionately appeal to them to call off the strike.

“It will not affect the negotiation if they call off the strike. It is better for them to be inside than outside. Students have equally appealed to them.”

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