IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The president of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has dismissed reports stating that the 8-month strike embarked upon by the union has been suspended.
Instead, ASUU will hold an emergency National Executive Council, NEC meeting on Thursday, to review recent developments, especially the positive response from the federal government to its demands.
The meeting is expected to take place at its headquarters in Abuja.
The union has directed its zonal branches to collate the views of members through vote during the meetings expected to hold tomorrow in its various zones across the country.
The outcome of the meeting would result in suspension of the strike on late Thursday or Friday morning.
This came as report had emerged in the social media space earlier on Tuesday, claiming that the union had called off the almost 8-month old strike and subsequently directed members to resume academic activities on October 17.
A tweet shared on Tuesday by @ASUU_NG reads: “BREAKING NEWS Universities to Reopen 17th October 2022 as Federal Govt Agrees To Pay The Outstanding 8 Months’ Salaries. (1/2) #ASUUstrike #AsuuStrikeUpdate.
“Revitalization and salary areas have been cleared. Although the issue of UTAS is not finalized, for now, ASUU members have agreed to resume October 17th.”