ASUU Strike Update Today 2022 October
ASUU Strike Update 2022 – Here is the latest news on ASUU strike today, 11th October, 2022. After a protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the striking lecturers are finally going back to school to resume academic activities.
ASUU Strike Suspended After 8 Months
The decision was made at the conclusion of the National Executive Council meeting, which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja, our correspondent learned, however the union has not yet made an official announcement.
ASUU to call off 8-month-old strike – National President
This was said by Osodeke during a meeting with the House of Representatives leadership on Monday in Abuja and reported by The Guardian.
He declared that “there is light at the end of the tunnel” based on what the union had witnessed at the conference.
“This time around it is hoped that there would not be any persons or group to create issues that would make the union run into any hitch,” he said.
He added that ASUU’s fight was for the nation’s educational and university system and expressed further hope that the House leadership’s intervention would be the last for the benefit of the students.
“We hope that in the next few days, we will put an end to this strike.
“We want to have a system where the remuneration is enough to attract lecturers all over the World to our universities,” Osodeke said.
ASUU branches set to vote today, Wednesday
According to The PUNCH, branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will begin their customary vote today (Tuesday) and tomorrow (Wednesday) about the union’s ongoing strike.
The National Executive Council will receive the various branches’ decisions for final decision-making.
This information was provided to our correspondent in Abuja by a highly-placed source within the NEC on Tuesday.
“We received the instruction following yesterday’s meeting with the speaker (Monday). The assistance arrived on schedule. Branches will vote between now and tomorrow, and the NEC will meet to discuss the results, the source said.
ASUU to call off strike soon – Femi Falana
Femi Falana, a renowned human rights attorney, has predicted that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will end its nearly eight-month strike shortly.
This information was disclosed by Falana, the ASUU’s attorney, at the Lagos book launch for “Breaking Coconut With Your Head” by Lanre Arogundade on Monday.
Above are the latest news on ASUU strike as of today. It appears ASUU may finally call of the strike.
