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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