The Academic Staff Union of Universities on
Tuesday called off its over five months old
strike after deliberations that started on
Monday morning and lasted till the early hours
of Tuesday.
The Union’s President Dr. Nasir Fagge, told
journalists at the press briefing, which held
at the Science Complex building of the
Federal University of Technology, Bosso
Campus, Minna, Niger State, that it accepted
the resolutions signed between ASUU and the
Federal Government on the 11th December,
2013 with the President of Nigeria Labour
Congress.
“Finally, NEC resolved to suspend the strike
embarked upon on 1st July 2013, with effect
from Tuesday December 17th, 2013 and
directs its branches to resume work
forthwith”, he said.
Fagge however condemned some universities’
Vice Chancellors, who tried to sabotage the
efforts of the Union.
According to him, “We condemn, without any
reservation, Vice Chancellors, who made
efforts to undermine and, in some cases,
attempted, to break ASUU’s strike”.
Fagge said as part of its expectation, the
National Executive Committee expects the
government to implement fully the resolutions
reached and signed with the Union.
He said, “First we expect that
implementation monitoring committee which
has already been constituted to the
satisfaction of government and ASUU, will
work assiduously so that the process of
revitalisation of Nigerian universities will
receive the much needed boost, and our
students and their parents will begin to see
the fruits of the ASUU struggles.
“Our members expect the immediate
beginning of the revitalisation process, given,
the letter FME/PS/398/C.I/Vol 1.1/110, of
12th December 2013, titled ‘Opening of a
Dedicated Account for the Revitalisation of
Nigerian Universities.”
Earlier, the ASUU President apologised to the
Nigerian Union of Journalists especially the
journalists, who were assaulted by some of
the university lecturers on Monday at the
FUT, permanent campus, Minna.
Fagge said, “I apologise to you for what
transpired yesterday; it is not in our habit to
chase away the press. We felt mosquitoes
were biting you guys and you were outside in
the cold.
“Please, whatever transpired between you
(media) and ASUU was not in our nature, on
behalf of the NEC and the whole ASUU, I
tender an unreserved apology.”

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