The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022 to take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action, The PUNCH has learnt.
It was learnt that the meeting will hold at the union’s national headquarters at the University of Abuja.
The council will take a decision on the industrial action based on reports from the various state congresses.
Recall that ASUU had on Monday, February 14, 2022 embarked on a strike.
When asked if the union will consider calling off the strike, a source asked, “Does it look like the government wants to end the strike?”
The chairperson, ASUU, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Dr Gbolahan Bolarin, also confirmed the date, simply saying, “Yes, Sunday.”
Shortly after the commencement of ASUU strike, other university-based unions such as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and other allied educational institutions had also embarked on strike to push their demands.
“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,” a source said.
In a bid to end the strike, the government had set up a negotiation team led by the Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja, Nimi Briggs, to look into negotiations with the unions.
While, SSANU, NASU and NAAT had suspended their strike actions, the negotiations between the government and ASUU had stalled.
