As the great Nigerian students continue to hold their breathe over whether the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would accept the latest offer of the federal government and end their four-month strike, uncertainty continues to prevail as regards to when the crucial meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) would hold.
THISDAY NEWSPAPER gathered that the death of the former ASUU President, Prof.
Festus Iyayi, is the likeliest reason for the continued delay in holding
the NEC meeting.
The much-anticipated NEC meeting would be the decider over the fate of
students, who have been idle at home since 1st July 2013.
There were speculations that the meeting would hold last Saturday,
after it was cancelled due to the auto crash which claimed the life of
the unionist and author.
ASUU’s representatives said there had been no intention to hold the meeting on Saturday.
But some newspapers and sites had reported that the meeting may hold next Friday, even though this was neither confirmed nor debunked by the union.
But some newspapers and sites had reported that the meeting may hold next Friday, even though this was neither confirmed nor debunked by the union.
There were also speculations currently that the union may decide to postpone the crucial meeting till next year.
A labour analyst, however, told THISDAY that the meeting was likely to hold after the burial of Iyayi, which had been tentatively slated for the first week of December.
A labour analyst, however, told THISDAY that the meeting was likely to hold after the burial of Iyayi, which had been tentatively slated for the first week of December.
"They may have decided to postpone the meeting as a mark of honour to
their departed colleague, who died while on his way to the meeting. We
should also give them that chance to mourn him," he said.
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