{"id":69578,"date":"2022-08-03T12:41:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T11:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/asuu-strike-buhari-is-weak-his-appointees-ignored-him-gandujes-former-aide-yakasai"},"modified":"2022-08-03T14:09:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T13:09:18","slug":"asuu-strike-buhari-is-weak-his-appointees-ignored-him-gandujes-former-aide-yakasai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/asuu-strike-buhari-is-weak-his-appointees-ignored-him-gandujes-former-aide-yakasai","title":{"rendered":"ASUU strike: Buhari is weak, his appointees ignored him \u2013 Ganduje\u2019s former aide, Yakasai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Salihu Tanko Yakasai, a former media aide to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has labelled President Muhammadu Buhari as \u201cweak\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He stated this after the two-week ultimatum Buhari gave for resolution of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike elapsed.<\/p>\n<p>Yakasai tweeted: \u201cI\u2019ve never seen a weak president like @MBuhari. He gives directives to his appointees and they ignore it without consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe gave 2 weeks ultimatum for ASUU strike to be resolved, nobody took him seriously &amp; the time has elapsed. Shamefully embarrassing to say the least!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, on July 19, directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, to resolve the prolonged strike and report back to him in two weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<p>ASUU has been on strike since February 14, 2022, over the inability of the federal government to meet their demands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Salihu Tanko Yakasai, a former media aide to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has labelled President Muhammadu Buhari as \u201cweak\u201d. He stated this after the two-week ultimatum Buhari gave for resolution of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike elapsed. Yakasai tweeted: \u201cI\u2019ve never seen a weak president like @MBuhari. 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