Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has submitted that being a short man , he had to opt for a legal action because he could not have fought leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) physically.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned Ngige, who said this on Friday while appearing as a guest on Seun Okinbaloye’s Politics Today programme on Channels TV , was commenting on the Appeal Court ruling directing members of the union to return to class.
He also defended government’s decision to give CONUA official recognition.
‘I have exercised my power under Section 3 (2). If ASUU doesn’t like it, they can go to court. I am a court person, judicial person. I’m a small man I don’t fight physically; so I use the court. They (CONUA) are now a registered union for academics.
There is another one. Why are you not asking me about NAMDA (Nigerian Associations of Medical and Dental Academics). They are registered too because of their peculiarity’ he said.
Ngige also accused ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke of politicizing the strike by asking members of the union to vote out APC during a live programme.
‘ASUU is not sincere; it feeds its members with lies and at a point they politicized the entire thing. President Osodeke of ASUU on national television asked them to vote out this government that has kept their children at home for seven months; APC government’ he added- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
