FG, ASUU Meeting Deadlocked

Addressing journalists at the end of a meeting held yesterday at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, ASUU president, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, said the union after, listening to the offer by the federal government, will get in touch with its NEC and get back in one week.

He said, “The meeting was not very long and we touched the various issues. Within the last 48 hours, government has been working. The Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, Attorney General of the Federation and we have taken some government position which we have communicated to ASUU for them to take back to their members to see if that can be adequate enough for them to call off the strike.

“The major issue is that we want the strike called off so that our children in school can write their degree and promotion exams. ASUU graciously said they will come back to us on a date within the next one week. It will not be later than one week so that we then take it from there”.

In his reaction, the ASUU president said the union’s NEC will decide on whether to call off the strike after its meeting.