Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has directed Academic Staff of Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa to call off their uniustified strike action in the interest of industrial harmony
The Governor gave the directive at an interactive meeting with Head of service , Permanent Secretaries ,Directors Deputy Directors Heads Agencies and Departments held at Sir Ahmadu Bello Hall New Secretariat Dutse
Alhaji Badaru Abubakar stressed the need for Elders and relevant stakeholders in the educational Sector in the state to promptly intervene on the issue, as Government will no longer tolerate the action of the Lecturers on no just cause.
He warned that the Academic Staff have no reasons what so ever to join ASUU in its on going strike as they are being paid salaries and other renumerations as and when due
Responding to questions from the participants ,the Governor said, almost all the Academic lecturers are indigenes of Jigawa state ,who are expected to be patriotic and deeply concerned to educational development of Jigawa state
The Governor warned that he doesn’t want the situation to get sour that might force the Government to take drastic action similar to that of Kaduna and Lagos States
In his comment ,the Head of Service ,Alhaji Hussaini Ali Kila , Lamented the Lecturers action and commended Governor Badaru’s led administration for providing an enabling working environment to the state workforce for better service delivery.
