The University Academic Staff Union (ASUU) announced that its executive council had decided to suspend its indefinite strike in effect from Thursday, December 24, 2020, in order to pave the way for the resumption of academic activities at public universities.
ASUU shared this on its official Twitter page on Wednesday, after resolving an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) an ASUU meeting held at the ASUU Secretariat from Tuesday evening to early Wednesday morning.
University Academic Staff Union – and Nigeria [Federal Government] she finally agreed on the main issues that would lead to the end of the ten-month strike
1 pic.twitter.com/hwLidxZLY4– Official_ASUU (@ASUUNGR) December 23, 2020
ASUU is pleased that the Federal Government has conducted the negotiation process and will have its own executive meeting to be concluded and returned to the Government within 24 hours.
– Official_ASUU (@ASUUNGR) December 23, 2020
According to Channels News, the president of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi he warned that if the federal government withdrew due to the agreement reached, ASUU would not hesitate to continue the suspended strike without notice. He also noted that the reopening of schools, given the COVID-19 pandemic, lies with the federal government and the Senate.