ASUU May Suspend Strike Today -

There are indications that the
Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) in Nigeria may end its four-
month old strike on Saturday,
November 16.
About 120 chapters of the union
have voted in support of the
decision to end the strike at their
various congresses held in their
institutions.
However, the National Executive of
the body has not ratified the
decision to end the strike.
A Pro-Chancellor of the University of
Benin, Senator Effiong Bob, urged
ASUU to end the strike in honour of
Late Fetus Iyayi, a former president
of the union.
Senator Bob, who was at the
residence of the late professor
pointed out that Late Iyayi died
while trying to resolve the issue.
“ASUU Should call of the strike so
that both the union members and
students can come and give him the
last respect he deserves during his
funeral,” he said.
Late Iyayi died on Tuesday,
November 12, in an auto crash on
his way to Kano for a meeting of the
union.
In a meeting with the leadership of
the union, President Goodluck
Jonathan had agreed to provide 1.1
trillion Naira (about 6.9 billion
dollars) in the next five years and
the balance of 62 billion Naira
(about 390 million dollars) and
allowance to each university.
The union had embarked on a
nationwide strike on July 1
suspending all academic activities.
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