The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, today suspended the protracted nationwide strike it embarked upon last year.
This strike was suspended after series of closed door meetings with representatives of ASUU and the Federal Goverment.
Though the national president of the union, Professor Ukachukwu Awuzie declined to confirm the development when our reporter called him this morning, other sources in the union claimed that a compromise has been reached between ASUU and the Federal Government.
When asked to confirm if the strike has been called off, Prof Awuzie simply said: “I don’t know about that. We have not spoken to the press. Thank you.”
But an executive of the union at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo Campus, who craved anonymity hinted that “I’m not in the best position to talk about this anyway, but I think an agreement has been reached.”
The academic union embarked on the strike last year on the grounds that the Federal Government refused to meet with the union’s demands of improved welfare packages.
At the University of Lagos, all hostels that were under lock and key due to the strike have been reopened and lectures are expected to begin on Monday next week.
The school has officially announced the suspension of the strike. (PM News)
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