The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff of the Union of Universities has failed to call a halt to the ongoing strike action, which has resulted in a halt to academic activities at public universities across the country.
The meeting, which ended early on Monday morning (August 1, 2022), sought to review the activities and progress recorded thus far, according to sources within the NEC, who confirmed this to newsmen.
Despite assurances given to the president, Muhammadu Buhari, that the strike would be ended, it was also learned that the union had not heard from the minister of education, Adamu Adamu.
“We reviewed the progress made so far, and to be honest, no progress was made. We have not heard from the minister at all. Nobody has reached out to us. I can confirm that calling off the strike is not even a matter of discussion,” a source within the NEC who did not want to be named noted this to newsmen on Monday morning.
But the spokesperson of the ministry of education, Ben Goong, explained that the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, was working round the clock to ensure that the strike is called off.
“We can not speak on what we are doing before we make our submissions to the president. The minister is working round the clock to ensure that he carries out the directive of the president. When we get to the point of calling ASUU, we will,” Goong said.
The national president of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, could not be reached for further comments at the time of filing this report.