According to an Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) member, a new strike is still possible because the federal government won’t honour negotiations.
We are meeting on Monday to decide on the Federal Government’s move, according to the source who asked to remain anonymous. Nothing, in my opinion, will be able to prevent the union from starting a new strike. A consensus is a consensus.
The National Executive Council (NEC) ha has set a meeting for Monday to review the current situation. When the union expected their full eight-month withheld compensation for October, the Federal Government only paid them half of what they were owed.
It is in this meeting Nigerian students’ fate would be decided whether they would be leaving the school premises or not.
When our correspondent contacted the ASUU chairman, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke regarding the meeting on Monday, he attested to it but refused to disclose the date.
However STAR POTTER gathered that ASUU NEC holds an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the latest issue lingering regarding half payment for October by the Federal Government.
