The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have reached a compromise to prevent the strike that ASUU had threatened.
Following its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the University of Ibadan on August 19, ASUU issued a 21-day strike notice to the federal government over several unmet demands.
During a meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja, both parties agreed to establish a sub-committee to review ASUU’s demands.
The government also committed to finding lasting solutions to the ongoing crisis.
The meeting, which lasted about two and a half hours, was convened by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, and attended by ASUU’s leadership, including its National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke.
After the closed-door meeting, Prof. Mamman informed the press that both sides agreed to reconvene on September 6. He noted that a sub-committee had been formed to address and resolve the union’s demands.
ASUU President Prof. Osodeke expressed optimism that all outstanding issues would be resolved before the next meeting.
“We have met to discuss all the issues and review them. We have given government between now and the next meeting to see what they have to do.
“We believe in the interest of the Nigerian child and we will be protecting their interest if the issues are resolved amicably,” he said.
The strike notice issued by ASUU is set to expire on September 9, three days after the rescheduled meeting.
In response to the union’s demands, the Minister of Education earlier today established an implementation monitoring committee for the NEEDS Assessment intervention fund for Nigerian public universities.
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