The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will on Sunday, August 28, 2022 decide the final fate as regards the ongoing strike action.
According to the union’s NEC members , the meeting which is scheduled to hold at the National Headquatres at UNIABUJA is to decide whether or not to discontinue or move forward with the ongoing strike.
The final decision would be based on reports from the various state congresses
ASUU had on Monday, February 14, 2022 embarked on a strike.
The union had demanded for the renegotiation of the ASUU-FGN 2009 agreement;
- release of revitalisation funds for universities;
- deployment of the University Transparency Accountability System for the payment of salaries and allowances of university lecturers;
- release of earned allowances; and the release of the white paper report of the visitation panels to universities.
In a bid to end the strike, the Nigerian government had set up a negotiation team led by the Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja, Nimi Briggs, whonis expected to carefully look into negotiations with the unions.
Meanwhile, SSANU, NASU and NAAT had suspended their strike actions, the negotiations between the government and ASUU had stalled.