After being relieved of her duties last month, the immediate past Minister of education Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa'i has reportedly joined the continuing Academic Staff Union of Universities' strike -- the one that she tried to put an end to while still in the office.
Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa'i
Rufa'i has returned to the Bayero Universities, Kano (BUK), where she used to teach before joining the Jigawa State cabinet in 2007, and, later the federal cabinet in 2011. However, enquiries have shown that she is yet to commence work because of the ongoing industrial action.
When journalists asked Rufa'i on Wednesday if she had indeed joined the ASUU strike, she answered, "It is an unfair question. Ask my university."
Public Relations Officer of BUK, Mustapha Zaharaddeen, spoke thus: "How can she teach? She has joined the strike. She has no choice. How can anybody teach? Don't forget, ASUU National President is from BUK."
The ASUU President, Mr. Fagge, was unavailable for comments.
From left: former Minister of education, prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa'i; executive secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), prof. Julius Okojie; secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), sen. Anyim Pius Anyim and Minister of labour, Chukwuemeka Nwogu, at an ASUU negotiation meeting in Abuja
Rufa'i, the first female education minister from the northern part of Nigeria, was sacked from the federal cabinet alongside eight other ministers on September 11.
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