President Goodluck Jonathan today attempted to justify his government’s plan to sack lecturers in 61 universities, citing the refusal of the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the five-month old action even after 42 of its chapters had opted out.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doting Okupe, warned in Abuja at a press briefing that if the lecturers are now sacked, nobody should blame the government or accuse it of being dictatorial.