Osinbajo to Govs: We need to act fast on economy, ASUU strike

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the government must act fast on the country’s economy and the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Osinbajo called on the governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to work with the Federal Government with a view to bringing urgent resolution to the economy and ASUU strike for the benefit of Nigerians.

According to a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo made the call when he received the APC Governors in his office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday over his recent surgery.

The Vice President, who expressed his appreciation to the governors for the visit and the good wishes, commended the expertise of Nigerian doctors, and the availability of cutting-edge medical facilities existing in the country.

He, however, regretted that doctors are restrained by regulations to advertise, saying many people are unaware of the level of quality medical services available locally.

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“We all need to work together on these critical issues. We need to think through things, and we need to do it fast,” Osinbajo said.

Present at the meeting were Governors Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), and Muhammad Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa).

Others included Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara), Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), and the Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Kelechi Igwe.

The Star