Vice President Namadi Sambo led the
Federal Government team in a renewed
negotiation with ASUU to resolve the
lingering strike that has crippled the
universities.
The meeting held at Aguda house,
Presidential Villa on Friday.
In attendance on the part of the Federal
Government were the Supervising Minister
of Education, Barr. Nyesom Wike, Executive
Secretary of National Universities
Commission, NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie and
technical staff of the Federal Ministry of
Education.
Scan-News gathered that ASUU President, Dr
Nasir Isa Fagge and his executives were
accompanied to the meeting by Committee
of Vice Chancellors leadership.
It was learnt that an earlier meeting
between Barr. Wike and ASUU leadership
teased out areas of possible concession of
both sides.
Scan News gathered the Federal
Government may concede to ASUU the right
to participate as a major stakeholder in the
execution of NEEDS Implementation Projects
in the universities.
ASUU had complained that the Suswam
Committee excluded them from the
implementation of projects in the
universities.
On the part of ASUU, the meeting agreed
that they should suspend their strike, while
the process of implementation continues.
A Vice Chancellor of a northern university
attending the meeting said that key issues
will be ratified and the strike may be
resolved in less than two weeks.
According to him, the vigour and
forthrightness introduced by the
Supervising Minister of Education, Barr. Wike
who opened diplomatic channels with ASUU
leadership.
“Our belief is that with the ground work
already done, this strike should not last
more than two weeks”, he said.
If they strike a compromise, the Federal
Government will release ASUU’s september
Salary today and the lecturers will get their
alert next week, it was gathered.
The leaders after the two hours meeting
that ended about 2pm on Friday did not
issue a statement. Scan News gathered that
they will reconvene on Monday before Sallah.