UPDATE ON ASUU CONTROVERSY

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
will meet with President Goodluck Jonathan later
Monday afternoon at 2pm.

The leadership of ASUU are currently meeting with
the Senate President, David Mark and some other
legislative officials at the National Assembly.

In preparation to the meeting which is meant to
find a lasting solution to the ongoing strike action
which has kept students home for four months
now, the President held a closed door meeting
with the supervising minister of education.

The ASUU team is expected to proceed to the villa
after the meeting at the National Assembly.

More details later....

http://www.mediapostng.com/2013/11/update-from-jonathan-ASUU-meeting.html?m=1


Jonathan in make-or-mar meeting with ASUU

President Goodluck Jonathan is currently locked in a closed-door make-or-mar meeting with striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities inside the First Lady Conference Room, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The President is being joined at the meeting that started at 2.40pm  by Vice President Namadi Sambo; Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim; Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike; and Minister of Labour, Emeka Wogu among others.

ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Isa Faggae, led the union team which included past presidents such as Prof. Abdulahi Sule-Kano, Prof. Dipo Fashina and Prof. Festus Iyayi.

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdulawahid Omar and that of the Trade. Union Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, are also in attendance.

Indication that the logjam may be resolved at the meeting emerged when the President declared while shaking hands with members of the delegation that, “The matter must be resolved here today. Our children must go back to school.”

All those in attendance responded with a loud “amen.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathan-in-make-or-mar-meeting-with-ASUU/

The ongoing meeting between President Goodluck
Jonathan and the leaders of the Academic Staff Union
of Universities, ASUU, is on a 15 minutes break.

The break commenced at about 6:30 p.m at the
presidential villa, Abuja, venue of the meeting.

The meeting is the first between the striking lecturers
and Mr. Jonathan since the nationwide strike started
on July 1.

The lecturers were seen meeting among themselves in
their bus during the break.