IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Voiceofnaija.ng can authoritatively report that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old strike.
The vigil meeting which is a meeting of the leadership of the union was convened to allow the leadership of the union take the final decision on the protracted strike.
The decision was taken at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja.
Speaking with a correspondent from The Punch, a highly informed source within the NEC said: “Yes, it has been called off.”
When asked for more details, the source said: “The president will release an official circular in the morning”.
ASUU had on Monday, 14 February, 2022 declared a strike at the University of Lagos.
The union had accused the Federal Government of failing to honour some of the agreements reached.
ASUU had demanded for the renegotiation of the ASUU-FG 2009 agreement, release of revitalisation fund for universities, release of earned academic allowances among others.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, dragged the striking lecturers to court over what he tagged as “irreconcilable differences.”
The national industrial court however, ordered the lecturers back to work.
The ruling was appealed at the appellate court in Abuja but was however not granted hearing as the judge ordered ASUU to obey first the ruling of the lower court.
Branches of ASUU had on Wednesday held congresses to decide the next decision.