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ASUU may call off strike tomorrow
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Written by Francis Okeke   
Monday, 19 October 2009 05:36
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday said that its resumed negotiations with the Federal Government was going smoothly and there is hope that the crisis would be resolved before the two weeks given by the lecturers for talks.

However, a source told Daily Trust that the issues have been resolved and that the teachers may announce an indefinite suspension of the strike action in a press briefing tomorrow  where it would advise students to resume for full academic activities.

ASUU had been on strike for  more than three months and only  suspended it for two weeks to enable  negotiations resume with the Federal Government.

ASUU President Professor Ukachukwu Awuzie told Daily Trust over the phone that an understanding has been reached and it will not take long to address the grey areas.

Though he refused to give a specific time for the indefinite suspension of the strike, the president said “we are almost there and like I always say, when there is life there is hope. But in this case, it has gone beyond that; it is a hope that I will say would soon materialise.”

Both Federal Government and ASUU held a series of closed door meetings from Thursday through the weekend where the signing of an earlier agreement reached by both parties was extensively discussed.

On Friday, after almost three hours of meeting at the premises of the National Universities Commission (NUC), which started in the morning, government’s negotiating team led by Deacon Gamaliel Onosode in the company of the Executive Secretary of the NUC Professor Julius Okojie went to the Presidential Villa to inform President Umaru Musa Yar’adua on the progress made so far.

The team returned a few minutes after 7pm to continue negotiations with ASUU.

A press briefing for that day was postponed for tomorrow where it is expected for both parties to announce an indefinite suspension of the strike and for students to prepare to return to school for full academic activities.

ASUU is demanding for increased funding and autonomy for the universities as well as increased wages for lecturers.
 

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