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The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, denied that the union has called off it the indefinite strike declared last week had been called off.
Recall there were reports at the weekend, that the strike had been suspended after the Federal Government representatives led by Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, and Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, met with the leadership of the union in Abuja, Wednesday.
However, National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, told journalists yesterday, that there was no truth in the alleged suspension of the strike.
Instead, he said the union was still consulting with the relevant stakeholders on the outcome of the meeting it had with government representatives.
Asked when the union would meet again with government and when the National Executive Council, NEC, of ASUU would meet to take final decision, Ogunyemi said, for now, he was not aware of when to meet with government representatives and that it was after consultation that the NEC would meet.
A source within the union said it was not possible for the national executive to call off strike without consulting the zonal and branch executives which will meet to get mandate from members before taking any decision.
ASUU declared indefinite strike on Monday last week over contentious issues with the Federal Government which included the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement the union and the government entered