UMUAHIA — THE Academic Staff
Union of Universities, ASUU, has
lashed out at the Information
Minister, Labaran Maku, for
saying Nigeria would shut down
if the Federal Government
conceded to the demands of
university teachers.
ASUU described the minister’s
statement as a careless
utterance, and urged Nigerians
to ignore him.
The union in a statement by
Zonal Coordinator, Calabar zone,
Dr. Charles Ononuju, said Maku
was ignorant of the agreement
between it and the Federal
Government.
It asked Maku to apologise to
Nigerians for such unguarded
comments and warned him to
stop playing politics with the
future of the Nigerian child.
ASUU said: “Nigerians should
ignore the careless utterance by
the Minister of Information that
the country will shut down if
ASUU’s demand is met. It seems
the minister has not seen or read
the 2009 ASUU/FG agreement.
“The country has not shut down
with constant government
wastages and billions of dollars
being stolen. The minister should
apologise to Nigerians for such
unguarded comments and stop
playing politics with the future of
Nigerian child.”