 The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngigeis, as the federal government did not take Asu to court over the prolonged strike by the union, as some people claimed. In a statement Ngigeis said, he would have failed in his duties if he didn't refer the matter to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in ISEAN after seven months of protracted discussions and negotiations with the union failed. The minister spoke at the public presentation of the NLC at 40 publications maintained that Asu was at the stage of CBA negotiation with the federal Ministry of Education before it impact on a strike. Ngigeis recalled that he conciliated the dispute twice, first on February 22nd, one week after the commencement of the strike and some agreements were reached. And he brought everybody back on March 1st for another conciliation.