ASUU suspends two-week warning strike 10 days after commencement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced the suspension of its ongoing two-week warning strike.

The union gave the Federal Government a one-month window to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement and address other unresolved issues affecting the nation’s university system.

The National President of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna, made this known in Abuja on Wednesday.

According to Piwuna, the decision to suspend the ongoinf strike was reached at the meeting of the National Executive Council meeting which was held overnight and ended by 4am on Wednesday.

Piwuna noted that the union decided to embark on the strike due to the failure of the government to meet its demands on time.

“We’ve had useful engagements with representatives of the government to consider the response to the draft renegotiation of the 2009 agreements. However, we are definitely not where we were prior to the commencement of the strike.

“The union acknowledged that the government returned to the negotiation table. While noting that a lot more work is still required, NEC came to the conclusion that the ongoing strike should be reviewed. The decision to review the strike action was a result of efforts by our students, parents, and the Nigeria Labour Congress.

“Consequently, NEC resolved to suspend the warning strike to reciprocate the efforts of well-meaning Nigerians.”

Piwuna commended the intervention of the Senate Committees on Tertiary Education and TETFund, and, as well as the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, whose mediation, he said, had rekindled hope for a lasting resolution.