Embattled Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has scheduled a meeting of its National Executive Council for Thursday to consider the planned call-off of the nine months old strike by lecturers in federal universities across the country. Preparatory to the NEC meeting expected to take place at its headquarters in Abuja, the union had directed zonal branches branches to commence the traditional voting today to take a position over the ongoing strike by the union, which will be transmitted to the NEC for final decision. The development came as reports had emerged across social media platforms 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.
ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, while responding to enquiry to that effect, dismissed the report, stressing that the strike was yet to be suspended.
Osodeke, however, shared that the union was working towards the suspension of the action, saying the action would be dependent on the views of members from the zonal meetings."
The latest action of the lecturers ‘union came following the intervention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.
The Speaker had on Monday, after a meeting with ASUU president and other relevant members, assured that the strike would be suspended very soon, saying his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the union’s action was fruitful.