SUMMARY OF TODAY'S MEETING WITH NASS LEADERSHIP LED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AHMED LAWAN.

*The Senate President appealed to the FG and ASUU to be ready to sheath swords to end the ongoing strike to allow students resume.

*The Senate President made an appeal and stated that the current situation is unhealthy for the country tertiary institutions & noted that the meeting was to enable NASS intervene in the ongoing disagreement between government and ASUU.

*The Senate President has called on Government and ASUU to find a common ground and reach an agreement because we cannot afford to continue in this kind of crisis.

*According to Senator Lawan, "This is why our children are forced to go to neighbouring countries like Ghana to school. What about those who can’t afford to send their children out of the country?"

*ASUU cannot get everything it is demanding from the government.
I'm confident that some of the agreements signed years back have already been taken over by events, the Senate President said.

*The Senate President is confident ASUU is prepared halfway to meet the government to resolve the crisis for good. It's also not beneficial when universities are shut.

*Senator Lawan warned that government must be careful and be truth to its words when agreements are signed and also be sure that they have the capacity to implement such agreements.