By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade The Chief Executive Officer, Egbin Power Plc, Mr Mohktar Bounour says global transition to cleaner energ and sustainable environment are achievable, as long as there is strong synergy and commitment among stakeholders in the value chain. He spoke during the maiden edition of Asharami Square in Lagos. This is an initiative introduced and implemented by the Sahara Group, in order to amplify discourse on energy sustainability through media advocacy globally. He said: " Having analyzed the percentage of global greenhouse emissions attributed to sectors including electricity/heat production, agriculture/forestry and transportation, we are realised that there is need for synergy and renewed commitment among stakeholders". According to him, Egbin Power has unwavering commitment to reduce carbon emissions and promotes sustainable energy sources, stressing that the need to depeening engagement and advocacy among stakeholders in
By Akinola Ajibade
Stakeholders are holding divergent views on the lingering strike actions, the Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU) have embarked upon in order to press home their demands for improved welfare services.
The labour dispute has entered four months,with ASUU,an association of lecturers of the Nigerian Universities, maintaining its stand on the issue, regardless of the fact that students and parents are at the receiving end of the dispute.
According to some of the stakeholders, who are drawing from the oil and gas sector of the economy, ASUU allow mercy to prevail by calling off its strike in order to resume activities.
The Chief Executive officer, 11 Plc, formerly Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, Mr Tunji Oyebanji, is interested in seeing ASUU reaching an agreement with the Federal Government, in order to end the issue and further allow students to resume academic activities.
He said:" In life there is always compromise, why are the lecturers insisting on 100 per cent of their demands.
However, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM ) Mr Essien Bassey, said that the resolve of the association of the lecturers of the universities not to negotiate with the Federal Government on the issue may not be unconnected with mistrust, a problem, which has characterised the polity in recent times.
" Failure of the lecturers to reach an aggregment with the government may be borne out mistrust.
It might be that the government cannot be trusted with negotiations, they( ASUU) have negotiated with the government in the past and bitten subsequently.
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