Strike Continues As ASUU, FG Meeting Ends In Deadlock

The meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the negotiation team of the Federal Government ended in a deadlock.

The ASUU president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, had on Monday confirmed that the union would meet the Federal Government’s team.

Osodeke also promised Nigerians that the union would call off its strike if the Federal Government presented a decent proposal.

The meeting, which took place at the National Universities Commission, was headed by the Emeritus Professor, Nimi-Briggs.

“The meeting ended with no end in sight. There were no new matters to discuss”, a reliable source within the ASUU NEC said.

The spokesperson of the ministry of education, Ben Goong, also said the minister would brief the press on Thursday.

Recall that ASUU had on Monday, February 14, 2022 started a strike to make known its demands.