The president of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU), Nasir Isa Fagge, has publicly
declared that the nationwide strike that had lasted for
over 5 months is finally over .
He made the announcement today, after the meeting
which was held yesterday by the ASUU National
Executive Committee (NEC), at the Federal University of
Technology, Minna in Niger State.
ASUU Chairman, University of Lagos
Chapter, Dr. Karo Ogbinaka told
Channels Television that the union
decided to suspend the strike after a
marathon meeting held in Minna, Niger
State capital on Monday.
In attendance at the meeting, which ran
till late in the evening, were all the ASUU
branch chairmen and secretaries, the
national executive members of the body,
coordinators and past leaders, including
56 members from 52 universities.
Dr. Ogbinaka said that, in line with
procedures, the different chapters of
ASUU would hold congress meetings on
Wednesday to inform members and
managements of the institutions of the
latest development.
“We expect the students to resume and
expect their members to go back to class
immediately after the congress meeting
and we expect the government to keep
to the terms of the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU),” Dr. Ogninaka
stated.
He said that the union and the
government would hold meetings in 2014
to look at gray areas that may arise and
come to a common ground.
The Federal Government and ASUU had
reached a compromise during a
negotiation brokered by the President of
the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC),
Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar on
Wednesday, December 11, which led to
the signing of the MoU.
Copy of the MoU below
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