THERE is hope that a resolution to the ongoing strike by lecturers will be reached soon as a Monday meeting
has been scheduled between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Ayim.
This was disclosed on Friday by Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam, after the conclusion of a meeting between the Union and the Committee on the Implementation of Needs Assessment Report to Nigerian Universities.
But for two issues related to earned allowance and general funding for tertiary institutions, the Committee, inaugurated earlier on Friday by Secretary Anyim and headed by Suswam, reached an agreement with the Union on critical issues under negotiation.
“These are the outstanding issues, otherwise other issues have been agreed on and we believe that by next week we should be able to agree on all the issues and, probably, ASUU will call off the strike,’’ he said.
According to Governor Suswam, the committee would also meet with ASUU on Aug. 1 to address the issue of infrastructure deficit in universities, adding that the meeting would involve all the agencies funding projects in the universities
“If you go into our universities you will agreed with me that there are a lot of infrastructure deficit; so, we have agreed that all the funding agencies will meet with ASUU.’’