ASUU to hold all night emergency executive council meeting to take final decision on strike
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will be holding an emergency meeting today that will last all through the night in an attempt to allow the leadership of the union to take a final decision on the ongoing 8-month-old strike which has destabilized the country’s university system.
There had been media reports that the various chapters of ASUU have been sharply divided on the suspension of the industrial action, with some favouring the call off of the strike, while some called for the extension of the strike despite the court orders.
However, there had been some other reports that barring any last-minute change of plan, the leadership of ASUU may announce the suspension of the strike action in compliance with the appeal court directive that the lecturers called off the strike within 7 days.
According to a Punch, a top official of the union acknowledged that the meeting will last overnight to allow enough time for deliberation and conclusion.
The official said, “We will have a meeting today and it will last overnight so that we will be given enough time to deliberate and make a conclusion.”
Also, the ASUU’s lawyer, Femi Falana, had while appearing on a monitored Arise Television programme on Wednesday hinted that ASUU may be calling off the strike very soon as he would not advise them to go against the decision of the court.