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Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), on Wednesday, suspended its strike, ending the industrial action that started since March 2020.
National President of ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement at a briefing of the union in Abuja, Nigeria.
Ogunyemi said the suspension of the strike takes effect from Thursday, December 24, 2020.
He also said the lecturers sympathised with students who were also their children, adding that “no amount of sacrifice would be too much to get the matter resolved as long as the government is consistent with its commitments.”
While warning that the union would return to strike without notice if the government fails in meeting its part of the agreement reached with the university lecturers, Ogunyemi noted that the reopening of the schools, considering the COVID-19 pandemic, lies with the Federal Government and Senate.
The Nigerian Government had during the November 27 meeting with the union pledged N40bn as the Earned Allowance and N30bn for the revitalisation of the university system bringing the total payment to N70bn.
It also promised to pay the arrears of salaries to the lecturers.
The union, in turn, pledged to present the offer to its organs and get back to the government on their decision.