The federal government will, on September 6, hold a meeting
with the vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors, and management of federal
universities over the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU).
The meeting is billed to hold at the secretariat of the
National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja.
On Monday, ASUU announced its resolve to convert the
roll-over strike it had embarked on since February to an indefinite strike.
Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU president, had said the purpose of
its strike is to “save public universities”.
Most ASUU chapters voted that the strike, which has entered
Day 196, should be extended.
According to a letter by Chris Maiyaki, deputy executive
secretary of administration, NUC, the meeting is to explain steps that have
been taken by the federal government as regards the strike and to review the
current situation.
“As the Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of Councils and the
Vice-Chancellors are quite aware the industrial action by university-based
unions has led to the closure of the institutions since February 2022,” the
letter reads.
“You are also aware
that the non-teaching unions have suspended their industrial actions with
effect from August 24, 2022, while a final decision is being awaited from ASUU.
“It has become necessary for the Governing Councils and the
management of the universities to be briefed on the decisions and actions taken
by the Federal Government so far to allow for a well-coordinated review of the
situation including building consensus around succeeding actions.
“Consequently, I am to invite the Pro-Chancellors &
Chairmen of Councils as well as Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities to a
special interactive meeting with the Honourable Minister of Education on
Tuesday, September 6, 2022.”
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