As FG and ASUU Ignore NUT's Ultimatum To End The Strike, NUT Will Hold NEC Meeting To Come Up With A New Plan
As
the ultimatum given but the the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to the
Federal Government and the striking public university lecturers has
expired, NUT will hold a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on
Thursday, October 24, to decide their next steps.
The NUT President, Michael Alogba-Olukoya, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos today.
It will be recalled, that NUT had September 26 given a two-week ultimatum to the FG and ASUU to resolve their differences and end the strike, or face nationwide strike by NUT members.
NUT then extended the ultimatum following appeals from "well-meaning Nigerians", Alogba-Olukoya said. He, however, reminded that the extension would end on Tuesday.
“In order not to cry more than the bereaved, we gave them till October. 22. The NEC members will meet on Thursday to decide our next line of action, “he said.
It will be recalled, that on Saturday, President Goodluck Jonathan appealed to ASUU members to return to the classrooms in the interest of their students. However, ASUU, has rejected the request saying that the only condition that would make university teachers return to the classrooms is if the FG honoured the 2009 agreement it entered into with them.
ASUU has been on an indefinite strike since June 30, 2013.
The NUT President, Michael Alogba-Olukoya, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos today.
It will be recalled, that NUT had September 26 given a two-week ultimatum to the FG and ASUU to resolve their differences and end the strike, or face nationwide strike by NUT members.
NUT then extended the ultimatum following appeals from "well-meaning Nigerians", Alogba-Olukoya said. He, however, reminded that the extension would end on Tuesday.
“In order not to cry more than the bereaved, we gave them till October. 22. The NEC members will meet on Thursday to decide our next line of action, “he said.
It will be recalled, that on Saturday, President Goodluck Jonathan appealed to ASUU members to return to the classrooms in the interest of their students. However, ASUU, has rejected the request saying that the only condition that would make university teachers return to the classrooms is if the FG honoured the 2009 agreement it entered into with them.
ASUU has been on an indefinite strike since June 30, 2013.
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