The National Executive Council (NEC) of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has plans to meet on Sunday August 28, 2022 inorder to decide whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action.
Information from the Union's NEC members on Monday says the meeting will hold at the Union's national headquarters at the University of Abuja. This information also says the council will take a decision on the industrial action based on reports from the various State congresses.
"The NEC meeting will hold on August 28, the four weeks ultimatum that we gave is expiring that same day. We will be making our decision based on the results of the state congresses."
"The NEC has to depend on the result of the congresses. The zones have held their own congresses; the branch chairmen will also talk to their members and they will get feedback which will be transmitted to the NEC," one the sources said.
Questions on whether the strike will be called off will however be answered pending on the outcome of the meeting on Sunday, August 28th. The date ofbthe meeting is confirmed by the chairperson, ASUU, Federal University of Technology Minna, Dr Gbolahan Bolarin.