Emmanuel Osodeke
All Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) will begin the traditional voting today and end tomorrow (Wednesday) to arrive at a decision to end the 8-month-old strike.
The result from the various branches will be transmitted to the National Executive Council (NEC) for final decision.
According to Punch Newspaper, a highly-placed source within the NEC who disclosed the voting plans said “we got the directive after the meeting with the speaker yesterday (Monday). The intervention was timely. Branches will vote between today and tomorrow after which the decisions will be convened to the NEC.”
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has convened several meetings between the academic union and representativs of the Federal Government.
ASUU’s lead counsel Femi Falana (SAN) was reported to have also disclosed that the strike would be over in a few days.
Lead counsel for ASUU, Femi Falana, on Monday disclosed that the union is ready to call off the strike.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) revealed this in a statement. He called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to fast-track and finalise its negotiations with ASUU.
According to Falana, the meeting between the leadership of ASUU and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the presidency over the union’s demand would yield positive results.
Speaking on the state of the ASUU strike, Falana said, “Our clients are ready to call off the strike. The Federal Government should fast-track and finalise the negotiations.“
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