{"id":98777,"date":"2022-08-31T08:06:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98777"},"modified":"2022-08-31T08:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:06:57","slug":"osinbajo-to-govs-we-need-to-act-fast-on-economy-asuu-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/osinbajo-to-govs-we-need-to-act-fast-on-economy-asuu-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Osinbajo To Govs: We Need To Act Fast On Economy, ASUU Strike\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the government must act fast on the country\u2019s economy and the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">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 over his recent surgery.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe all need to work together on these critical issues. We need to think through things, and we need to do it fast,\u201d Osinbajo said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Present at the meeting were Governors Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), and Muhammad Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others included Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara), Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), and the Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Kelechi Igwe.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the government must act fast on the country\u2019s economy and the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). 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