President Goodluck Jonathan is currently locked in a closed-door make-or-mar meeting with striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities inside the First Lady Conference Room, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The President is being joined at the meeting that started at 2.40pm  by Vice President Namadi Sambo; Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim; Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike; and Minister of Labour, Emeka Wogu among others.

ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Isa Faggae, led the union team which included past presidents such as Prof. Abdulahi Sule-Kano, Prof. Dipo Fashina and Prof. Festus Iyayi.

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdulawahid Omar and that of the Trade. Union Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, are also in attendance.

Indication that the logjam may be resolved at the meeting emerged when the President declared while shaking hands with members of the delegation that, “The matter must be resolved here today. Our children must go back to school.”

All those in attendance responded with a loud “amen.”
Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathan-in-make-or-mar-meeting-with-ASUU/

*put on my garment wit my cap along wit my tesbiu wrapped in my praying mat off 2d mosque*

i seriously pray something positive comes out of this......because i need to graduate asap, tired of hearing ASUU this ASUU that

it is well

Hello Mr. President, I want to use this medium to write to you and I know you will read my humble letter. All Nigerians love you at the time of 2011 presidential election and that is why we voted you into office because we know very well that you are a good man. Nigerians voted you into office irrespective of political party and religious affiliation. Now Mr. President, please Sir, I know you are a good Christian and you are well trained judging from the way you carried yourself. Please, hear the cry of the less-privileged in the society and work for them. Please Mr. President, convene a SOVEREIGN NATIONAL CONFERENCE and NOT National Conference. The poor masses who voted you into office are just asking for SNC. Don’t be intimidated by NASS or some powerful men in the society who are afraid of SNC, otherwise, you don’t have anything to loose. Whether SNC or not, you are going to win the next election going by your achievements especially your determination to give us steady power supply. We are not advocating for disintegration of Nigeria but we are talking of how to cut the cost of governance through radical change which can only be achieved by SNC and not constitution amendment. Let each zone control their resources and reduce the power at the center and you will see that PAECE will return to Nigeria. Every ZONE will strive to survive on their own and this will strengthen our economy through competition. PLEASE, GIVE US SOVEREIGN NATIONAL CONFERENCE which decision should be final and not subject to NASS ratification or approval. They (NASS) can never implement the outcome of NC and let us not waste our resources on what you know very well that it will not see the light of day. May your days be long as you achieve this God given task because you are a destined child.Published by HON. APRIBO GOGO ABITE please b.c if you believe in SNC.0706452561é[color=#990000][/color]

The niger deLta realistic forum yesterday has come out with the following resolutions for the sovereign national conference 1)resource control:Resource control,hereby defined as the control and management of resources by state or local governments from whose jurisdictions the resources are extracted,is key to the emergence of a modern federal Nigeria.The states or local governments would manage the resources from their territories under federal guidelines(especially,environmental ones) , and then remit taxes to the federal centre.For us, a truly federal Nigeria would have a centre which is almost fully dependent on taxation for it’s running.With it’s income much reduced,it would be  far less attractive to political entreprenuers,thus reducing competition for it’s control and the attendant problems.07064525612

2)Full representation in the national assembly from the SIX geopolitical zones and equal states for all geo political zones for fairness and justice.07064525612

3)Immunity clause should be withdrawn from all public office holders signed:HON APRIBO GOGO ABITE chairman rivers state chapter. Signed:tonye pepple secretary

5)the budget of the judiciary should be increased to 100billion instead of the 50billion so the judiciary can execute its duties without fear or favour

6)That the local governments should be autonomous because its the closest to the masses and also should be properly funded

That there should be state police.

9)We the niger delta realistic forum are saying that the issue of GAS flrring should stop with immediate effect because of the environmental hazards which is against the united nations policy

Long live niger delta realistic forum. Long live niger delta. Long live the fedral republic of nigeria. HON:apribo gogo abite:chairman R/st chapter. HON: duke harry : treasurer. Comrade:tonye pepple: secretary. 07064525612

Mr Kalabari boy what is the relationship[url][/url] between your posts and the topic? Did you read the post at all? It is a pity

All we want is ASUU to call off dis strike

Akin89: All we want is ASUU to call off dis strike

I see you..Mr Pharmacist

i dey loyal boss,pls who r u?

Harrisonn: op you did not mention my name.. am in the meeting also