ASUU Divided Over Strike Suspension, Holds Meeting Today

Except for a last-minute change, the Academic Staff Union of Universities may call off its indefinite strike on Thursday (today).

Recall that the Court of Appeal had last Friday, ordered the union to call off its strike.

The House of Representatives also intervened in the matter, raising the hope that the union may call off the strike soon.

It is gathered that majority of the over 123 branches of the union have finished their congresses on the 8-months strike.

While some universities voted for the suspension of the strike, others voted for conditional suspension.

At the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, however, the branch did not reach a consensus.

A source within the branch said, “No agreement was reached. Members agreed to follow the decision of the union’s National Executive Committee. Remember, we were on strike before the national body declared a strike.”

The situation was different at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, where the branch voted in favour of “conditional suspension.”

However, at the congress held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, which also had ASUU members from the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, both in Ondo State in attendance, members voted for suspension so as not to disobey court orders.