THE negotiations among the Senate, the Federal government
and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU
over the ongoing industrial action embarked by universities lecturers
ended without parties reaching any compromise.
The meeting which was at the instance of the chairman, Senate
Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, PDP Abia
North, was called to pacify the striking lecturers with a bid to finding a
common ground. However, a source at the meeting revealed that all
efforts to push for a call off of the strike proved abortive as
members of ASUU stood their grounds.
The source also said that for well over seven hours, Chukwumerije
was literarily on his kneels pleading with the lecturers to consider the
plights of the students and call off the strike, but ASUU members
refused to shift ground.
The meeting had in attendance, Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Minister of Education,
Professor Ruquayyatu Rufai; Executive Secretary, National
Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Julius Okojie and members of
the Senate Committee on Education,among others....VANGUARD

ASUU has always bin a stubborn body. Plz, wen nxt wil anoda mitin hold? because me houz don tire me.

They better don't call of the strike only to resume it later as they did recently. Better the strike is long and productive!