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ASUU Agrees To Call Off Strike Action If Government Meets Two Popular Demands

ASUU has finally agreed to call off its long strike action but reiterated that it will only happen if the federal government meets two major demands The president of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osedeke said the only reason why the strike will be called off is if the federal agrees to the UTAS payment platform and concur with the 2009 treaty He, however, stated that the agitation against the government was in the best interest of Nigerian students. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it is ready to call off the over three-month-old strike if only certain conditions are met by the federal government, the Guardian newspaper reported. As gathered by Legit.ng, the leadership of ASUU said the conditions to be met include the federal government accepting the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) payment platform and also concurring with the 2009 agreement.

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