The Assembly therefore called for the declaration of a ‘state of emergency’ in the nation’s education sector.
The minister says all striking tertiary institutions’ based unions except ASUU have accepted its offers to call off their strikes by next week.
The committee is expected to ‘cleanse’ the systems from the manipulation of some corrupt officials.
Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU president, who stated this on Tuesday, revealed that the universities lecturers have not been paid by the federal government since February that the strike began.
The union said the five-month-old strike would be extended by four weeks, effective from August 1, 2022.
“Nigerians may wish to know why he (Mr Ngige) has suddenly turned around to constitute himself as an impediment to an amicable resolution of the ongoing crisis.”
The Super Eagles skipper accused Nigerian political office holders of “running a system they don’t even believe in.”
ASUU has been on strike since February 14, over the federal government’s failure to honour a 2009 MoU with the union.
Since the union embarked on strike, few of its members have pulled out of the ongoing strike to resume their academic activities.
“…The government’s response…a continuation of the unconscionable, mindless, and nonchalant attitude of the Nigerian ruling elite…”
