FG, ASUU, end feud over IPPIS now

Time to end face-off between Oshiomhole and Obaseki

The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have been at loggerheads over the issue of enrolment on the IPPIS platform.

The federal government had directed all lecturers to

With political activities gathering momentum in Edo State ahead of the September governorship election, the lingering feud between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his political godfather, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole seemed to enroll on the platform for them to continue to receive their salaries.

However, many of the lecturers under the auspices of ASUU refused to enroll thus leading to the stoppage of their salaries. ASUU members have since have been rekindled.

Oshiomhole and Obaseki have been having a running battle over the Edo governorship poll. The crisis that hit the APC which almost disintegrated the party at some point was due to the battle of supremacy between Obaseki and Oshiomhole. embarked on strike to protest the stoppage of their salaries.

Academic activities in all our universities have been grounded following the development while students are now languishing at home with no hope of returning to school even in the face of

With the election now at the corner, I think it is time the leaders of the APC, particularly President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu wade into the crisis to bring an amicable resolution.

If the issues are not resolved, the APC might be in for doom in Edo in the

COVID-19 lockdown.

I therefore call on the federal government and the leadership of ASUU to come to a roundtable to resolve this impasse in the interest of students. governorship election concerned.

There is the possibility that violence could characterize political activities in the state if the two gladiators are not prevailed upon to end their differences. is