There are indications that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria may end its four-month
old strike today Saturday, November 16.
About 120 chapters of the union have voted in support of the
decision to end the strike at their various congresses held in their
institutions.
However, the National Executive of the body has not ratified the decision to end the
strike.
A Pro-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Senator Effiong Bob,
urged ASUU to end the strike in honour of Late Fetus Iyayi, a former president
of the union.
Senator Bob, who was at the
residence of the late professor pointed out that Late Iyayi died while trying to
resolve the issue.
“ASUU Should call of the strike so that both the
union members and students can come and give him the last respect he
deserves during his funeral,” he
said.
Late Iyayi died on Tuesday, November 12, in an auto crash on his
way to Kano for a meeting of
the union.
In a meeting with the leadership of
the union, President Goodluck Jonathan had agreed to
provide 1.1 trillion Naira (about 6.9 billion dollars) in the next five years and the balance of 62 billion
Naira (about 390 million dollars) and allowance to
each university.
The union had embarked on a
nationwide strike on July 1 suspending all academic activities. http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/11/15/asuu-may-end-strike-on-saturday/
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