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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has

suspended its eight-month-old industrial action.

The uni0n decided to suspend the strike during a meeting

of it's leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted

into the early hours of Friday.

In a statement by the president of the uni0n Emmanuel

Osodeke, ASUU said the decision followed a series of

appeals by Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari, and

the intervention of the Speaker of the House of

Representative Femi Gbajabiamila.

“While appreciating the commendable efforts of the

leadership of the House of Representatives and other

patriotic Nigerians who waded into the matter, NEC noted

with regrets that the issues in dispute are yet to be

satisfactorily addressed,” the statement added.

“However, as a law-abiding Union and in deference to

appeals by the President and Commander in Chief of the

Armed Forces of Nigeria. His Excellency, President

Muhammadu Buhari, and in recognition of the efforts of

the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon.

Femi Gbajabiamila, and other well-meaning Nigerians,

ASUU NEC resolved to suspend the strike action embarked

upon on 14th February 2022.

“Consequently, all members of ASUU are hereby directed

to resume all services hitherto withdrawn with effect from

12:01 on Friday, 14th October 2022.”

The meeting was called by the uni0n to determine its next

line of action after its state branches met over the Court

of Appeal ruling last week. ASUU is expected to make a

formal announcement about the suspended strike this

morning.

Prior to the meeting, the Court of Appeal had ordered

ASUU to suspend the strike before its appeal of the ruling

ordering lecturers to resume work can be heard.

Members of the uni0n ’s National Executive Committee,

which comprises the chairmen of the state chapters and

members of the national ---executive, attended the meeting

at the ASUU National Secretariat in Abuja.

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