Utibe Ekoson
The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will convene an emergency National Executive Council, NEC meeting tomorrow, to review recent developments, especially the positive response from the federal government to its demands.
Preparatory to the meeting expected to take place at its headquarters in Abuja, the union has directed its zonal branches to collate the views of members through vote during the meetings expected to hold in its various zones across the country.
The outcome of the meeting would result in suspension of the strike on late Thursday or Friday morning.
This came as report had emerge on social media space today, claiming that the union had called off the almost 8-month old strike and subsequently directed members to resume academic activities on October 17.
ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, while responding to enquiry to that effect, dismissed the report, saying the strike was yet to be suspended.
He, however, said the union was working towards the suspension of the action, saying the action would be dependent on the views of members from the zonal meetings.
The latest action of the lecturer’s union came following the intervention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.
