The meeting between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended on a good note as ASUU, have agreed to consider the federal government’s offer and suspend their strike.
According to reports, the leadership of ASUU, said though it accepted the proposal presented by the government, it will take the proposal to its members and get back to the government in a week.
Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, the national president of ASUU, told journalists after the meeting that the union will come back after one week to take its final decisions.
“Now we have some concrete proposal that we will take back to our members for consideration,” he said.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, however said ASUU’s demands have been addressed and the union will get back to the government in a week after consulting with its principals.
In attendance on the government’s side were the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige; the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu; and the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka.
The ASUU nine-man delegation was led by the union President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi.
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