ASUU STRIKE Latest: FG, ASUU Meet Again Presidential Villa To End Strike

Vice President Namadi Sambo led
the Federal Government team in a
renewed negotiation with ASUU
to resolve the lingering strike
that has crippled the universities.
The meeting held at Aguda house,
Presidential Villa on Friday.
In attendance on the part of the
Federal Government were the
Supervising Minister of
Education, Barr. Nyesom Wike,
Executive Secretary of National
Universities Commission, NUC,
Prof. Julius Okojie and technical
staff of the Federal Ministry of
Education.

Scan-News gathered that ASUU
President, Dr Nasir Isa Fagge and
his executives were accompanied
to the meeting by Committee of
Vice Chancellors leadership.
It was learnt that an earlier
meeting between Barr. Wike and
ASUU leadership teased out areas
of possible concession of both
sides.
Scan News gathered the Federal
Government may concede to ASUU
the right to participate as a
major stakeholder in the
execution of NEEDS
Implementation Projects in the
universities.
ASUU had complained that the
Suswam Committee excluded them
from the implementation of
projects in the universities.
On the part of ASUU, the meeting
agreed that they should suspend
their strike, while the process of
implementation continues.
A Vice Chancellor of a northern
university attending the meeting
said that key issues will be
ratified and the strike may be
resolved in less than two weeks.
According to him, the vigour and
forthrightness introduced by the
Supervising Minister of
Education, Barr. Wike who opened
diplomatic channels with ASUU
leadership.
"Our belief is that with the ground
work already done, this strike
should not last more than two
weeks", he said.
If they strike a compromise, the
Federal Government will release
ASUU's september Salary today
and the lecturers will get their
alert next week, it was gathered.
The leaders after the two hours
meeting that ended about 2pm on
Friday did not issue a statement.
Scan News gathered that they will
reconvene on Monday before
Sallah.
SCAN NEWS