The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila had yesterday, remarked that in a matter of days, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, -ASUU will call off the 7-month-old strike that had kept the students in the affected Universities at home for eight months.
Professor Emmanuel Osodeke at the instance of the lawmakers had announced that the deal had been sealed.
It will be recalled that the leadership of the House led by Gbajabiamila had in the last 4 weeks held 4 different meetings with the academic body to resolve the lingering, knotty issues with the government.
Last week, the Speaker led a delegation of lawmakers to the Presidential Villa where he met with President Muhammadu Buhari to submit the report of the meeting with ASUU.
Gbajabiamila had announced that President Muhammadu Buhari would be making a declaration on the “No Work No Pay” issue, on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.
According to Gbajabiamila, the government and ASUU had agreed to shift stances on their respective positions in the overall interests of the students and the country at large. The meeting had been a closed-door session.
