Academic Staff Union of Universities met
across the country on Thursday to consider
the offer by the Federal Government.
The 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 their members.
The PUNCH gathered that the striking public
universities lecturers met in the nine zones of ASUU with branch chairmen to discuss the outcome of the meeting with the President. The meetings presided over by zonal coordinators afforded them (zonal
coordinators) the opportunity to brief the
branch chairmen about the offer made by the
Federal Government to revamp the public
universities across the country.
The Federal Government had at the last
Tuesday marathon meeting agreed to inject
N1.1tn into the universities over the next five
years. The money, the Federal Government
promised, would be released at the rate of
N220bn annually starting from 2014.
The Ibadan zone of ASUU held its meeting at
the Federal University Abeokuta on Thursday while that of the North Central Zone took place at the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State. Sources at both meetings said that though the union officials were not happy that the N400bn per year they asked for was not granted, they were however happy at the sincerity of purpose displayed by President Jonathan.
Though they expressed varied opinion about
the offer, they were unanimous in commending Jonathan for being the first Nigerian leader to meet with the union.
When contacted, the Coordinator of the North Central Zone, Dr. Suleiman Mohammad declined comments on the meeting. Mohammed, who said he was attending to some pressing issues, said only the ASUU President could speak on the issue. But feelers across the zones, however,
suggested that the lecturers might have
accepted the offer of the government.
Although branch chairmen still have to call
congresses, it was gathered that the union
may have made up its mind to call off the
strike after meeting with the Federal
Government again next week.
A top official of the union said “We are happy
with the humility shown by Jonathan to
personally meet with us. This is the first time a sitting President will meet with the union to
thrash out issues. Members were impressed
with him and the strong commitment that he
displayed. But some expressed fear that the
new deal could go the way of past agreements that were not honoured.

Source - http://www.punchng.com/news/strike-fg-ASUU-meets-again-next-week/

I think the current ASUU leadership is ignorant of history. How can it claim that GEJ is the first sitting Nigerian President to meet with them personally? In 1993 IBB had a live interview or call it debate on NTA with the then ASUU National Secretary, Prof. T. U Nwala over government's policies that met with a very furious resistance from the then vibrant ASUU. popular ASUU.

Meeting after meeting yet no resolution.which way ASUU and FG?

We give up....... You can continue the strike for 50 years of una like.
what I know is that YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT.


... SELFISH DEALER...

We give up....... You can continue the strike for 50 years of una like.
what I know is that YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT.


... SELFISH DEALERs...

After meeting next week, they will meet next week again, after that another next week till there is no more a next week again.

Congress in schools holds on Monday. At least there is information for Unilag, Unijos and Uniuyo on their congress for Monday. The decision of the congress will then be taken to the zones and the zones to the National Executives. Hopefully a decision should be reach by Thursday or Friday next week.