The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will hold a
meeting this weekend, to decide on the offers made by the Federal Government
last week, to persuade its striking members to return to work.
Ahead of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting,
various zones of ASUU had met also to consider the offer, as well as inputs
from the various branches.
ASUU had embarked on an indefinite strike on August 14,
accusing government of failure to redeem the terms of agreement signed in 2009
and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) endorsed by both parties in 2012.
“I must state that the offer from the Federal Government is
a far cry from our members’ expectations. Let us see what comes out of this
emergency NEC meeting.
”Many of our members are not happy with the way government
is handling our demands. It is up to NEC to take a position on the on-going
strike. Our members are prepared for a long strike, but it depends on the
government,” One of the zonal coordinators of ASUU told Saturday Sun.
He also denied claims made by the Minister of Education,
Mallam Adamu Adamu, that the union would call off the strike this week.
“We didn’t promise the minister anything. We told the
government team that we are going to consult with our members on what
government has offered,” he added.
By Ifreke Inyang
