*As ASUU officials assault journalists in
Minna By Wole Mosadomi Minna – Journalists were , Monday,
assaulted by some officials of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), while they were waiting for the
outcome of the Union’s National
Executive Committee, NEC, meeting holding at the Federal University of
Technology, in Minna. The closed-door meeting which started at
about 11:30am was still ongoing at press
time. However, there was disagreement among
ASUU members over the presence of the
media, some suggested the media should
stay because they are doing their job,
others persisted that “we did not invite
them. When we need them, we will invite them.” File: Cross section of stakeholders at a
meeting to review the ongoing strike by
ASUU held at the Trenchard Hall of the
University of Ibadan. Photo: Dare Fasube. The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of
Technology Minna, Prof. Musbau Akanji,
who got wind of the altercation between
journalists and the ASUU officials,
intervened saying, “although, I am not a
part of the meeting but I am apologizing on their behalf because they are in my
territory. “This place (FUT, Minna) is a Federal
Government institution, and it is a public
place that everybody, including journalists
can enter, especially when they are doing
their job.” As at the time of filing this report, the
strike has not been called off.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/ASUU-yet-call-strike/