The decision of the various branches will be transmitted to
the National Executive Council for final decision.
A highly-placed source within the NEC disclosed this in a
chat with journalist in Abuja on Tuesday.
“We got the directive after the meeting with the speaker yesterday(Monday). The intervention was timely. Branches will vote between today and tomorrow after which the decisions will be convened to the NEC,” the source said.
According to report, the new development comes on the heels
of the meeting with the speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,
who called several meetings between the union and the side of the Federal
Government.
The lead counsel to ASUU, Femi Gbajabiamila, SAN had also
explained to The PUNCH that the strike would be over in a few days.
ASUU had on Monday, February 14, 2022 embarked on a strike
over what the union described as the failure of the government to meet
lingering demands of the union.
The minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige after
what he described as “failed negotiations” dragged the striking lecturers to
the National Industrial Court.
The National Industrial Court had on 21 September ordered
ASUU to call off the strike.
The court granted the motion on notice filed by the federal
government, directing the lecturers to return to classrooms.
Ruling on the interlocutory injunction, the trial judge,
Polycarp Hamman, restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action
pending the determination of the suit filed against ASUU by the federal
government.
Displeased by the ruling, the union headed to the appeal court to appeal the
ruling.
It also filed a stay of execution of the ruling of the
industrial court.
The Court of Appeal ordered the striking lecturers to “immediately” call off
the eight months strike, having struck out ASUU’s application for a stay of
execution of the lower court’s order.
It said it was within ASUU’s right to appeal the decision of
the industrial court.
Agreeing with the federal government’s argument that ASUU
cannot approach the appellate court with “dirty hands”, the panel held, “should
the applicant fail to obey the order (of the lower court), the leave granted
shall be automatically vacated.”
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