SOURCE: http://www.osundefender.org/?p=132407

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may hold its postponed National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Friday to decide whether or not to suspend the indefinite strike it began since July 2.

A top official of ASUU, who preferred anonymity, disclosed this to Daily Independent in a telephone interview on Sunday.

He was, however, not certain if the NEC will still be held at the Bayero University, Kano where it was initially proposed to hold.

The leadership of the union postponed the scheduled Kano NEC meeting following the demise of one its key members, Festus Iyayi, who died last Tuesday in a ghastly motor accident on his way to Kano for the postponed NEC meeting.

The source noted that the union members are still grieved and are pre-occupied with the burial arrangement of the late Professor of Business Administration, who died along the Abuja-Lokoja highway in an accident caused by the convoy of Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada.

The source debunked speculations in the social media that ASUU has jettisoned its NEC indefinitely, saying the union postponed the NEC meeting as a mark of honour and respect for the late Iyayi.

According to him, all ASUU officials that were supposed to participate in the NEC meeting last week Wednesday had actually gathered at the Bayero University, Kano, but for the unfortunate accident which claimed the life of Iyayi and disrupted the agenda already set for the meeting.

Meanwhile, Supervisory Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, also at the weekend led a delegation of government on a condolence visit to the residence of the late academician in Benin City.

Wike assured that the Federal Government would diligently implement all the agreements it reached with ASUU in the course of the negotiations with President Goodluck Jonathan.

Those in the delegation of the minister include Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Julius Okojie, and some top officials of Federal Ministry of Education.

They also visited the injured ASUU National Welfare Officer, Ngozi Iloh, who is said to be responding to treatment at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin.

SOURCE: http://www.osundefender.org/?p=132407

In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister’s Special Assistant (Media), Simeon Nwakaudu, said Wike solicited the permission of the family to allow the Federal Government participate in the burial ceremony of the former ASUU president.

“President Goodluck Jonathan and the entire administration are deeply pained by the sudden death of the former ASUU National President who played a key part in the negotiations between ASUU and the Federal Government.

“We recall the significant contributions of Professor Iyayi during the 13-hour negotiations between President Jonathan and ASUU, which led to a headway in the discussions.

“I want to assure the family that the ideals that the late scholar fought and died for will never be forgotten. The Federal Government will diligently implement the decisions reached in the course of negotiations with ASUU.

“The Federal Ministry of Education wishes to be a part of the burial of this erudite scholar and we seek the permission of the family to participate in the burial. I pray God to grant the family the strength to bear this unfortunate loss,” Wike was quoted to have said.

Oriabure Iyayi, son of the late ASUU president, was said to have thanked President Jonathan, the Minister of Education and all Nigerians for commiserating with the family at their moment of grief.

A relative of the deceased, Prof. Robert Ebiwele, informed the minister that the burial will hold between December 5 and 9.

He assured that the family would inform the Federal Ministry of Education on the burial arrangements.

SOURCE: http://www.osundefender.org/?p=132407

Top official dt has no name......Mtcheeew

i don't give a damn anymore.

before i would have been excited, but right now i dont care anymore.

who do u tink u can deceive anymore?to hell wit u and ASUU.I dn't care about school anymore.mtweeeeeeeeeew

dis osundefender no dy tire?huun

abeg mak una allow us to recover from the effect of d past rumours before bringin up anoda 1. fingers crossed as dix poeple de joke wit persin future

another lie again..na wa oOoo

I don't trust Osundefender bcus dey wia d one dat gave us sat fake news

Mtcheeeeew!Mtcheeeeew!Mtcheeeeew!

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I would only call this news false,fake or a cause to raise public indignation when it turns out to make no end!
Nevertheless, i gladly embrace the news just like a mother would do with her child towards the bosom.
The strike is over in sight!

Another one pleading anonymity again.This people no dey tire. .

D news is true, i heard it dis morning on newspaper headlines on Capital Fm-Abuja(Radio Nigeria). It is on d National dailies.

OK, nau..........We hear!!

when them go do throat meeting nw?

E be like say them wan to tell us, another story again oo.,e be like say them want to do,another decieving again ooo

Dis osun defenders should be scrapped by nans with immediate effect.They are always fond of displaying false news..
Na dem always be d first to update fake news.. mk dem change dier name to osun offenders now!

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ASUU please naa?

LOL @ the link provided. Osun defender. Fake! Students should just go and relax ok, get a good job and have peace of mind.

ASUU pls dnt resum by Decemba ooo ,its already a Festive preriod ,cal off by Dec 23 so dat stdt wl resum by Jan6 2014

kennethokey: D news is true, i heard it dis morning on newspaper headlines on Capital Fm-Abuja(Radio Nigeria). It is on d National dailies.

I knew u will said u heard it on radio...a lot of pple are saying dey heard it on 91.5 fm of ph, 82.5fm of abuja etc on sat dat d meeting is already holding meanwhile its fake...mtchewee

Femistico:
I knew u will said u heard it on radio...a lot of pple are saying dey heard it on 91.5 fm of ph, 82.5fm of abuja etc on sat dat d meeting is already holding meanwhile its fake...mtchewee

channels still talk dat Saturday own.
Until I hear he(fagee isaa) said 'We have agreed to call off d strike',anything else is false

odizeey: channels still talk dat Saturday own.
Until I hear he(fagee isaa) said 'We have agreed to call off d strike',anything else is false

Channels tv only said ASUU "May" hold it NEC Meeting on saturday and not "Will" the difference here is "may and will" One is uncertain and the other is certain, it was a conditional statement. well jst my opinion sha oo

buoye1: Top official dt has no name......Mtcheeew

As Usual

Osun defenders and their Top Officials (always pleading abi na begging Anonimity)

IDGAF!

dayo23: Channels tv only said ASUU "May" hold it NEC Meeting on saturday and not "Will" the difference here is "may and will" One is uncertain and the other is certain, it was a conditional statement. well jst my opinion sha oo

whr did u see wiLl here,if dem tlk nw u go say ppl no mature,channel should hv nt said anything if dey were nt certain,in dis ASUU case will and may is d same tyn o,

Wetin happen to mr impeccable?

Like play like play dem go do may hold may hold enta new year,even reach easther sef

Osun Defenders coming up against ASUU strikers..