ASUU is ready to call off strike – Femi Falana

A renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has revealed that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is ready to call off its ongoing industrial strike.

This was revealed via a statement the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) made public on Thursday.

The legal luminary has called on the Federal Government to satisfy the demands of the striking lecturers and put an end to the strike which began on February 14.

This came less than 72 hours after Falana challenged the Federal Government to unveil a supplementary budget to appropriate N200bn to revamp federal universities across Nigeria.

“Based on our consultation with the leadership of ASUU, we have confirmed that the entire members of ASUU are prepared to call off the strike as soon as the FG/ASUU Renegotiated Agreement is executed by the Federal Government.

“In this circumstance, we are compelled to call on President Buhari to end the industrial action by directing the Minister of Education, Mr. Adamu Adamu to execute the Renegotiated Agreement. The Agreement should be executed as soon as possible in the public interest,” Falana said.

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