President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday
appealed to various labour unions in the
country to reduce their agitations to enable his
administration to concentrate on repairing
damaged infrastructure .
He spoke during a meeting with the executive
committee of the National Association of
Nigerian Students at the State House in Abuja .
Buhari specifically mentioned the Academic
Staff Union of Universities and urged the
striking teachers to appreciate the efforts of his
administration at fixing collapsed
infrastructure .
“ In three- and – a – half years , we have improved
tremendously on what we met . We are trying to
do infrastructure .
“ No matter which part of the country you come
from, you will see the efforts we are making in
terms of roads; we are trying to fix rails , we are
trying to do power , through the use of gas and
solar. If you note what we have done in these
three- and – a – half years, you will not regret
voting this administration into power ” , a
statement by his Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity , Mr Femi Adesina , quoted Buhari as
saying .
Buhari added he would speak to ASUU to call
off the current industrial action “ so that they
don ’ t encroach on your efforts to qualify
( graduate ) in time . ”
In a veiled reference to the call by ASUU that
the government should meet its financial
demands , Buhari told the students that he had
laid bare the income and expenditure of the
government in the 2019 budget for all to see .
“ There is a tendency for you to think that you
can do better than anybody , but it is very good
for you to know the facts that leadership
entails” , he added .
However , he assured labour unions that he
meant well for Nigeria by focusing more on
rebuilding collapsed infrastructure for now .
