ASUU STRIKE BRANCHES MEETING RESOLVES: Results gathered from the branches Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the union over the ongoing strike have indicated that the strike may be called off this week. It was gathered that University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, FUTO, Imo State University, Bayero University, Kano, and Delta State University want to end the strike. On the contrary,lectur ers from the University of Benin branch of the union want the strike to continue. Baring last minute change, the National Executive Committee of ASUU will meet on Wednesday night to consider the position of the congresses of the over 50 public universities on the offer made by the Federal government to revamp the institutions to branch when the union met with President Goodluck Jonathan last Tuesday in Abuja. The leadership of the union after briefing the zonal coordinators of the offer made by the Federal Government had directed the local branches of ASUU to organise congress between Friday last week and Tuesday. This is to enable all the lecturers to make input into the last action the union would take after its NEC meeting. However, feelers from most universities that had organised their congresses revealed that the lecturers will call off the strike after the NEC meeting.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:53:33 +0000