With the imminent expiration of the three-month extension to the strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the National Executive Committee (NEC) have scheduled a meeting for Sunday, August 28, 2022 to deliberate on the next steps.
It was learnt that ASUU’s NEC members during the upcoming meeting which is expected to hold at the union’s national headquarters at the University of Abuja would take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the ongoing industrial action.
ASUU had embarked on a one-month warning strike on February 14 to press home its demand for the implementation of the October 2009 ASUU/FGN agreement.
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities(SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational Institutions(NASU) and National Association of Academic Technologists(NAAT) later joined the industrial action.
In May, the ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, announced the extension of the three-month prolonged strike by an additional three months.
With the additional three months coming to an end, sources who spoke with the members of the press said the union’s next move will be taken on Sunday.
The source said the NEC’s decision will depend on the decisions of the various state congresses.
“The NEC meeting will hold on August 28, the four weeks ultimatum that we gave is expiring that same day. We will be making our decisions based on the results of the state congresses.
“The NEC has to depend on the result of the congresses. The zones have held their own congresses; the branch chairmen will also talk to their members and they will get feedback which will be transmitted to the NEC,” one of the sources was quoted to have said.
When asked if the union will consider calling off the strike, the source asked, “Does it look like the government wants to end the strike?”
