The ASUU strike 2013 continues, but the latest update is a good one. A union official has confirmed that the postponed National Executive Council meeting–which was postponed after the sudden death of Festus Iyayi–is slated to be held on Friday.
At the meeting, it is expected that the union will call off the months long strike.
Dr. Lawan Abubakar, the chairman of the ASUU branch at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi told the Daily Post that the rumor is true: the union will hold the council meeting on Friday.
The union leadership and President Goodluck Jonathan’s team met two weeks ago and there was optimism all around afterward. The leadership took the federal government’s offer to the union branch leaders, who then voted at each school across the country regarding whether to continue the strike or not. The clear majority voted to end the strike.
That set up the NEC meeting, which was originally supposed to be held on November 13. If the union had voted to end the strike, then a meeting was planned with Jonathan the next day to finalize the move.
But on November 12 the sudden death of Iyayi, a former ASUU president, shocked the union, prompting leadership to call a 7-day mourning period, and throwing into question any ending of the strike.
Now the union will meet on Friday, and likely vote to end the strike.
At the meeting, it is expected that the union will call off the months long strike.
Dr. Lawan Abubakar, the chairman of the ASUU branch at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi told the Daily Post that the rumor is true: the union will hold the council meeting on Friday.
The union leadership and President Goodluck Jonathan’s team met two weeks ago and there was optimism all around afterward. The leadership took the federal government’s offer to the union branch leaders, who then voted at each school across the country regarding whether to continue the strike or not. The clear majority voted to end the strike.
That set up the NEC meeting, which was originally supposed to be held on November 13. If the union had voted to end the strike, then a meeting was planned with Jonathan the next day to finalize the move.
But on November 12 the sudden death of Iyayi, a former ASUU president, shocked the union, prompting leadership to call a 7-day mourning period, and throwing into question any ending of the strike.
Now the union will meet on Friday, and likely vote to end the strike.
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