The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally, a member of the union’s National Executive Committee told revealed to our source; Channels TV early Friday.
TheHILL had reported Tuesday, that the eight-month- strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will be over by the end of this week.
TheHILL’s report followed the positive outcome of recent meetings between the union and the House of Representatives led by Hon Femi Gbajabiamila.
However, ASUU decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday.
The meeting was called by the union to determine its next line of action after its state branches met over the Court of Appeal ruling last week.
The Court of Appeal had ordered ASUU to suspend the strike before its appeal of the ruling ordering lecturers to resume work can be heard.
Members of the union’s National Executive Committee, which comprises the chairmen of the state chapters and members of the national executive, attended the meeting at the ASUU National Secretariat in Abuja.
ASUU has been on strike since February 14 this year.
