Gov Diri Pleads With Striking NDU Lecturers, Promises To Make Concessions
Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has pleaded with striking lecturers in the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), expressing the willingness of the Government to make concessions to improve their welfare.
This appeal comes following the declaration of a strike action on December 10 by the NDU chapter of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU).
The governor pleaded with the lecturers to end the strike while speaking during the 148th meeting of the state executive council in Government House, Yenagoa, upon his resumption from annual leave.
He urged the lecturers to toe the path of negotiation in the interest of the students and further stressed that his administration holds lecturers in high esteem and was willing to listen to their demands.
“Let me call on ASUU that strikes should be the last resort and I invite them to come back to negotiation. The issues can be amicably resolved.
“Government is willing to ensure that the welfare of lecturers and of our workers is prioritised. Let us look at the future of our children and the younger ones. We hold lecturers in high esteem in this state,” he said.
