ASUU strike: Union may
call it off on Thursday.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may
call off its over four-
months’ strike on
Thursday, DailyPost has
gathered.
It has been revealed that
the Union’s plan is to
suspend the strike after
the National Executive
Committee of the body
meets on Wednesday
night to deliberate over
the outcome of the
congresses held in over 50
universities across the
country on the new offer
extended to ASUU by the
Federal Government.
The Union leadership had after its meeting with the
Federal Government
delegation last week
promised to take
President Jonathan’s
message to all members
and resolve on whether to
call off the strike or not.
The ASUU leadership had since then briefed the
zonal coordinators on the
offer, and consequently
directed the local branches
to organise congress
meetings between Friday
last week and Tuesday
(tomorrow) to deliberate
on the new offer and
make their final position
known this week.
However, information gathered from the
different Universities after
their various congresses
showed that the lecturers
are now willing to call of
the strike, even though
they are unsure of
government’s
commitment to abide by
the terms of the new
agreement. Some of the
lecturers that spoke with
DailyPost have disclosed
that the strike may be
suspended this Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Ibadan Zonal Coordinator of ASUU,
Dr. Nasir Adesola, has
confirmed that the NEC
meeting has been
scheduled to hold on
Wednesday. However, he
did not disclose whether
the strike would be called
off after the meeting or
not.
“Yes, the NEC will hold on Wednesday evening, but
ASUU has a process which
we are going to follow.
NEC reserves the right to
call off the strike after due
consultation with
members and this is why
congresses are being
called in all the chapters of
the union. Please, wait till
after the congress,” He has
disclosed.
Sources have revealed to DailyPost that most of the
lecturers have argued that
the strike be called off,
having seen the
President’s commitment.
They have said that the
new agreement has been
made public with the
involvement of President
Jonathan, hence the need
to call off the strike. They
have argued that such an
agreement cannot be
twisted even at the long
run. -CULLED FROM DAILYPOST
