A meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and some selected members of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of the universities owned by the Federal Government is currently holding in Abuja.
Reports have it that the meeting is taking place at the state house in Abuja and that it’s connected with the lingering industrial action embarked upon by the public university lecturers in the country.
The Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmed disclosed this in a post on his official social media handles.
His post reads in part, “President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with selected members of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of the Federal Universities, at the State House, Abuja”.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government has held many meetings to resolve the lingering strike but it has all proved abortive.
Perhaps, fed up with the lecturers who refused to shift grounds, the Federal Government filed a suit against ASUU at the National Industrial Court (NIC)
Meanwhile, NIC has adjourned the matter filed before it by the federal Government till September 19, 2023, for a ruling on the case.
ASUU has embarked on industrial action since February 14, 2022, without any date in sight for resumption.