Lawmakers Move To Resolve ASUP Strike

The House of Representativeshas mandated its Committee on Education to quickly intervene in the lingering crisis between the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) and the Minister of Education. The House decision came after a lawmaker, Nnanna Igbokwe, asked the house to consider the issue, he said was of national importance. Igbokwe’s demand is a direct aftermath of the protest match staged by both unions on Tuesday to call public attention to government’s failure to resolve demands that have culminated to a ten month old strike.