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Dean of the School of Performing Arts and Linguistics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Kofi Agyekum, has called on President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to intervene in the UTAG strike.

UTAG and the National Labour Commission (NLC) will on Thursday battle out their case in court as UTAG has refused to comply with a directive by the NLC to call off their strike.

The University lecturers have laid down their teaching materials until their demands are met.

They complain about poor conditions of services and want the authorities to heed their grievances or they stay on their strike action.

The Universities across the country risk being closed if the lecturers do not resume work.

Briefly reacting to the impasse, Prof. Kofi Agyekum, popularly called ''Opanyin Agyekum'', noted that it is about time the President and the National Peace Council played their roles in the dispute settlement.

''I plead with the President to step in. This is the time we need the National Peace Council. I know when it's tough and the parties cannot reach a concensus, the National Peace Council steps in to settle the dispute," he said on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo''.