ASUU May Call Off Strike Tomorrow

Update: The ASUU strike has been called off, click here for details.

The ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be called off tomorrow. To this end, the leadership of the union is billed to meet at the University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, to review the strike and outcome of dialogue with the Federal Government.
ASUU, last week, met with the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai in Abuja to resolve grey areas in the contentious ASUU agreement. The meeting could not produce the desired results as the lecturers turned down the minister’s pleas to end the strike.

Before the meeting, Senate, as part of moves to get ASUU to call of the strike, passed a bill elongating the retirement age of lecturers from 60 to 70 years. The increase in the retirement was contained in ASUU’s agreement signed by government some years ago.

Other items in the agreement include revamping the decaying infrastructure in universities, increased research funding and enhanced emoluments. Although the Federal Government signed the agreement, it had refused to honour it, leading to recurring strikes by ASUU.

Speaking to Daily Sun, an official of ASUU who pleaded anonymity revealed that significant inroads had been made in resolving the disagreement with government. He said: “We are almost at the end of the strike. Unless anything crops up we hope to call off the strike on Tuesday (tomorrow).

“We will meet at the University of Abuja on that Tuesday and I think the meeting will agree to end the strike.”
Asked if the Federal Government had accepted to implement the union’s agreement, he replied: “What I can tell you is that we have made some strides. We have a minister who, to some extent, is not playing politics with the agreement unlike what we had in the past.”

Source: Sun Newspapers

90 COMMENTS

  1. Asuu claim 2 b fightin 4 d future of d students. Pls cn sum1 tel dem 2 stop d fight??? We dnt wnt dem 2 fyt on our behalf any longa. D only tin dey hold 4 us is 2 lecture us. D future holds smtin 4 us. Asuu……. Infact i lack words! We jux kip methuselahisin in skul all in d name of strike. Dey even nick named it Total,comprehensive n indefinite. Mcheeeew! Damn!

  2. Asuu dey do us wash,let’s all go nd find somtin doing cos they don’t hv us d students in mind,onli afta their own selfish interest,wat would a 70yr old lecturer b doing teaching wen there r younger ones 2 serves efficently,,tink Nigerian students

  3. ASUU is not stupid.Instead of you to vent your anger on the Federal Government who refuse to honour the agreement reached with them in 2009, you are insulting ASUU.Whose business if you get old in the house.Prepare to remain at home if the government think ASUU can be messy up.Dont spoil my blues with your hip-hop.

  4. Asuu,wnt render useless,in d name of securing d educational standard,bt d r all foolish and selfish,bcos upon evry dat is hapeng,and a this bomb blast evrywhr,do u people wnt to kil d presidnt,cnt u people wait,later,u people cn start una own,wat asuu are doing is notin,bt greedines,and selfishness.tanks,pls cl off d strike, we are tired waitng

  5. prof ukachukwu is a big fool,they are the ones spoiling the varsity system with industrial action ,almost on a yearly basis.they claim to be fighting for the students,that a big lie ,they are fighting for their own selfish interest.the f.govt has pleaded with asuu to put an end to the un-call for strike and save the interest of the students.both asuu and f.govt. Have nothing to loose,it the students that are being tolled with.even the prolonged retirement age of professor is not important.prof.awuzie is taking this little issue far,we the students are at the mercy of the f.govt. And asuu.asuu pls put an end to this misery!.thanks

  6. ASSU don’t forget that a child who does not want the mother to
    sleep he shall never sleep. Now most of your children are schooling outside the country that is why u want GREAT NIGERIAN STUDENTS to pass throug METHUSELAHISM in school. Ur children shall turn to GANG STARS before they come back. “GREATEST NIGERIANS STUDENTS ALUTA CONTINUA”

  7. Asuu u may taught u are write of dis strike u embark on bt to student who are face wit many families problem and are sponsoring demself to graduate and secure job to reduce problems in the family are crying much.we cnt wait stil fg fulfile ur promise or their promises to u before calin off the strike.we are beging u pple to listen to the cry of the nig.student and cal off.i remain one wit u nigeria.

  8. I don’t blame both Prof Uchechukwu, F. Govt & d ASSU. I blame death dat claim my dad wen I was a child, if nt I’ll ve also study @ abroad as d children of prof Uchechukwu & d others, d stupid strike of ASSU ll ve nt delay my studies. My prayas 4 d people up dere delaying my studies is d@ God shul 4giv dem, let dem kn d@ dere re delaying people fulture, bt my happiness is d@ dere can’t stop my destiny, dis bcs my destiny is nt in d hand of anybody bt in d hand of God.

  9. Haba ASSU… Dis is getin out of hand.. Are u guys hlpn Nigerian Students or punishing ’em Innocently.. Kip changing d date d strike wud b call-off, yet u still haven’t call it off.. Am jxt 17.. Bt wat abt those dat re advanced in age.. Dnt u knw dat u guys re ova reactin of d strike mata.. Nd its affecting us.. And plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz stop givin us Tentative dates 4 calin it off.. Try n b specific a lil.

  10. Hello my beloved students,whatever action we(asuu) take is for your own good,what will it be like,when the Nigerian Educational system collapse,you all are hoping to study abroad,we over here are trying to make Nigerian universities to have the modern standard,like my colleague said,the strike will continue if the government fails to corperate. Thank you. Prof. Uchechukwu.

  11. Even it’s understandable dt fg are facin though time of insecurity and other critical demands, so if it becomes unaffordable by fg for d whole y then asuu said the niga student’s lif be used as a scape goat for their interst?GOD wil surely judge them.

  12. Why is it that no semester runs out without us having strike? Other nations like Ghana and the likes also have issues regarding university strike but they come together and resolve things amicably that is why their edu system keep waxing strong. Are we likened to animals in Nigeria as our coperate body (asuu) and the fg cannot come to an agreeable decision and quit this delay in our destinies? I plead on behalf of our students that we all come to a suiting and peaceable conclusion and please reduce the rate of strike in this nation. From an aggrieved student. All d best Nigeria!

  13. Callous,block head lecturers dat ar jst lucky feeding fat 4rm doin absolutely nafin.ASUU shud also b probed by EFCC..al dz dia bickering is jst centred on strawing 4rm d national cake.i bet u if ASUU nidz ar met,get ready 4 d worst,NEPOTIC academic rogues!make una cal of stryk joor…weak men

  14. Fg and ASUU are senseless.with jobless students at home,dont u think boko haram will get more members? An idle mind is the devil’s workshop. Or is it till ministers and lecturers start getting kidnapped u will start to make meaningful response.education in nigeria is painful.haba

  15. assu all of u are doing this cos ur children are not shooling in all the involved school. For every thing u do, ur reword await u. U people love strike action, there have never be a yr u don’t go on strike. If u people don’t call of the strike today, all the incurable causes that students have lad on u people will manifest. Wikead people nd hrtles………….