ASUU consults stakeholders to prevail on FG as warning strike ends Tuesday ON NOVEMBER 21

ASUU consults stakeholders to prevail on FG as warning strike ends Tuesday ON NOVEMBER 21, 20166:19 PMIN EDUCATION, NEWSCOMMENTS By Dayo Adesulu As the one week warning strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) elapses on Tuesday midnight, the Union has said that meeting and consultations are ongoing to ensure that government does the needful. Speaking with Vanguard yesterday, ASUU-UNILAG Chairman, Dr Laja Odukoya said the one week warning strike of ASUU is still on, adding, ”it will end Tuesday 12 midnight. According to him, in its quest to avert the looming indefinite strike, ASUU has been having meetings and consultations with some stakeholders to prevail on the Federal Government, saying, ”there is a meeting on the issue in Abuja today,” (yesterday). Asked what follows if the Federal Government fails to accede to their demands, Odukoya said: ”For now the Union is not thinking of an indefinite strike action, so there is no reason for students to fear.” ”We shall follow up and capitalize on the leads and massive public sympathies and support for our cause during the one week strike to ensure that government do the needful. ”The resort to a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike by ASUU though cannot be wished away should government remain recalcitrant, it not on the bill for now.

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