Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has not taken over Federal Government’ s negotiation with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities , contrary to media reports .

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a message he posted on his twitter handle, @akandeoj , on Friday .

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, had in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of Wednesday’ s Federal Executive Council meeting given an indication that Osinbajo had taken over the negotiation .

He had said a meeting would be held in the Vice President’ s office after which they will get back to ASUU for another round of meeting .
“ At council today, the Vice President has taken over some of the aspects of the negotiations and discussions . So we are continuing the meeting in his office and when we finish meeting , we will get back to ASUU for another round of meeting .

“ We are hopeful that we will be able to go to an appreciable extent to solve some of the outstanding issues that is preventing them from going back to work, ” Ngige had said .
But Akande said the media reports that the Vice President had taken over the negotiation as untrue and inaccurate .

He said Ngige and the Minister of Education , Adamu Adamu, would continue to lead the negotiation .

“ News reports that Vice President Osinbajo has taken over ASUU negotiations is untrue and inaccurate . Labour and Education Ministers will continue to lead the talks , ” Akande wrote .