The Academic Staff Union of Universities is
set to convene its National Executive
Committee this weekend to discuss the
offer made to the union by the Federal
Government to develop public universities,
it was learnt on Wednesday.
ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Faggae after a
meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan
which ended in the early hours of Tuesday
had told reporters that the union would
take back an undisclosed message to the
striking lecturers.
The Federal Government had offered to
inject N1.1tn into public universities in the
next five years.
The Punch gathered that the union had
concluded arrangement to hold the
meeting to collate the views of members
before a final decision would be taken on
whether to accept or reject the offer.
Usually, the decision to embark on or to call
off strike is taken at the union’s NEC
meeting.
It was gathered that the meeting might
hold any day between now and next week
Friday.
In the hierarchy of ASUU, the zonal
coordinators after a meeting of the national
officers are to brief the branch chairmen
who would consequently call for congress
in their respective universities.
But a source who spoke on condition of
anonymity said a meeting with the zonal
coordinators usually take place two days
after a major meeting with the Federal
Government because they have to come
from the nine zones of the country.
He said, “There is a national strike
coordinating committee comprising the
national principal officers and the zonal
coordinators which is the highest decision-
making body. In the country, we have nine
zones. After the meeting, the zonal
coordinators will brief the branch chairmen
who will now call for a congress to brief all
members.”
Asked if the strike would be called off soon,
the source replied, “It is not a decision that
could be taken in a hurry. All members must
be carried along. We have a mandate which
is very clear – that is the implementation of
the 2009 agreement. Anything other than
that, they will have to relate to members.
The zonal coordinators will collate the
decision of the branches and forward them
to the national officers.”
A chairman of a local branch of ASUU in a
university in the South-West confided in
one of our correspondents that the date for
the NEC meeting would be communicated
to all the chapters on Thursday (today).
Another source said, “Before we embarked
on the strike, there was a referendum. The
referendum did not emanate from the
principal officers but from the branches.
Members must be briefed before any final
decision could be taken.”
Meanwhile, strong indications emerged on
Wednesday that ASUU may soon call off its
four-month old strike as the Nigeria Labour
Congress described the meeting between
President Jonathan and the leadership of
the union as the most meaningful since
2009.
The Acting General Secretary of the NLC, Mr.
Chris Uyot, in a telephone interview with
one of our correspondents on Wednesday,
urged ASUU to explain to its members the
offer the Federal Government had made to
the striking lecturers in order to arrive at
the next line of action.
According to him, since ASUU is an affiliate
of the NLC, it is the responsibility of the
union to decide on whether to call off the
strike or not in accordance with standard
labour procedure.
He said, “We simply advise that they carry
out meaningful consultation with their
members and ensure that whatever was
offered was explained in totality to
members of ASUU.
“I want to say that since the agreement of
2009 was signed, and of the various
negotiations that have taken place, this was
the most meaningful of the meetings.
“All discussions were taken aside and the
issues in the 2009 agreement were
examined, discussed and analyzed in
totality.
“Let the ASUU explain in totality the offer
that was made to its members. Even the NLC
has to explain to the members of the
National Executive Council of the Congress
before taking decisions in such matters. I
can only say that calling off the strike
depends on ASUU,” he added.

I cook beans live am inside my ward rope before strike, I just dey pray say d tin Neva spoil


BTW my people don convert me to house help

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Wateva! We are waitin!

Outdated news.

Dubby6: I cook beans live am inside my ward rope before strike, I just dey pray say d tin Neva spoil


BTW my people don convert me to house help

E no fit spoil nah,sebi u don cook am alreay

Nd about ur ppl converting u to house help,hope say u dey collect ur salary,no do free job o...

@ Dubby and Felastica, I dont even know what to say to you both. Lol.

ASUU strike likely to be called off on monday...
Hoping to go back to school, you could save for your next school fees or to buy a laptop...
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Personally,
Professionally,
This strike Is intentionally,
And d effect is physically,
Do dey want us to go radically,
Emotionally,
Psychologically,
We are broke economically,
Our girls aggressive are going
Biologically,
Sexually,
Dramatically,
Haba- habatically
Our boys are Learning mechanically
No more forming swaggatically
And Dey no wan gree.....

Guys go get a job

H0w sure are yhu?

Dubby6: I cook beans live am inside my ward rope before strike, I just dey pray say d tin Neva spoil


BTW my people don convert me to house help

hahahaha... Guy u no serious .... Funny sha