There are indications that the Academic
Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria may end its four-month old
strike today, Saturday, November 16.
About 120 chapters of the union have
voted in support of the decision to end the strike at their various
congresses held in their institutions.
However, the National Executive of the body has not ratified the decision to end the strike.
A Pro-Chancellor of the University of
Benin, Senator Effiong Bob, urged ASUU to end the strike in honour of
Late Fetus Iyayi, a former president of the union.
Senator Bob, who was at the residence of the late professor pointed out that Late Iyayi died while trying to resolve the issue.
“ASUU Should call of the strike so that
both the union members and students can come and give him the last
respect he deserves during his funeral,” he said.
Late Iyayi died on Tuesday, November 12, in an auto crash on his way to Kano for a meeting of the union.
In a meeting with the leadership of the
union, President Goodluck Jonathan had agreed to provide 1.1 trillion
Naira (about 6.9 billion dollars) in the next five years and the balance
of 62 billion Naira (about 390 million dollars) and allowance to each
university.
The union had embarked on a nationwide strike on July 1 suspending all academic activities.
Source: Channels TV News
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