At Last ASUU Sets Date To Call Off StriKe

 

The academic staff union of universities ASUU will on Sunday meet in order to decide whether to call Off the ongoing Strike or to continue with the industrial action.

Source among the union's National

 Executive Council (NEC) members told

 journalist on Monday that the meeting will

 hold at the Union's national headquarters at

 the university of Abuja.

It was gathered that the council will take a

 decision on the industrial action based on

 reports from the various state Congresses.

"The NEC meeting will hold on August 28.

 The four weeks ultimatum that we give is

 expiring that same day. We will be making

 our discussion based on the results of the

 state Congresses.

"The NEC has to defend on the results of the

 Congresses. The Zones have held their own

 Congresses; the branch chairman will also

 talk to their members and they will get

 feedback which will be transmitted to the

 NEC," one of the sources said.

When asked if the union will consider

 calling off the Strike, the sources

 asked,"Does it look like the government

 wants to ends the Strike?"

Confirming the date of the NEC meeting, the

 chairperson, ASUU, Federal university of

 technology, Minna, Dr Gbolahan Bolarin,

 simply said, "yes, Sunday."