ASUU Meets Today Over FG’s Offer

The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU will be having an in-house meeting today, Monday, August 21 in consideration of Federal Government’s offer to the union.

The Federal Government had a meeting with the leaders of striking union over the weekend and offered the payment of N23bn and a monthly payment of
N1.5bn pending the outcome of the forensic audit being carried out by the Ministry of Finance.

Chairman of UNIAbuja chapter of ASUU, Dr. Ben Ugheoke, however confirmed that the union will hold a meeting today
He said the decision made at the zones will be communicated to the Federal council.

“After the zonal meetings on Monday, the outcomes of the meetings would go through another process before a final decision is taken, it is a tortuous process,” Ugheoke
explained.