National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022 to take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action.
Recall that the union which has been on strike since February has been demanding the renegotiation of the ASUU-FGN 2009 agreement; release of revitalisation funds for universities; deployment of the University Transparency Accountability System for the payment of salaries and allowances of university lecturers; release of earned allowances; and the release of the white paper report of the visitation panels to universities.
Speaking to Punch, the union’s NEC members said the meeting will hold at the union’s national headquarters at the University of Abuja.
A source told the publication;
“THE NEC MEETING WILL HOLD ON AUGUST 28, THE FOUR WEEKS ULTIMATUM THAT WE GAVE IS EXPIRING THAT SAME DAY. WE WILL BE MAKING OUR DECISIONS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE STATE CONGRESSES.
“THE NEC HAS TO DEPEND ON THE RESULT OF THE CONGRESSES. THE ZONES HAVE HELD THEIR OWN CONGRESSES; THE BRANCH CHAIRMEN WILL ALSO TALK TO THEIR MEMBERS AND THEY WILL GET FEEDBACK WHICH WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE NEC.”
When asked if the union will consider calling off the strike, the source asked, “Does it look like the government wants to end the strike?”
Confirming the date of the NEC meeting to our correspondent, the chairperson, ASUU, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Dr Gbolahan Bolarin, simply said, “Yes, Sunday.”
