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ASUU BRANCHES TO HOLD CONGRESSES TO DISCUSS NEC MEETING OUTCOME
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its branches nationwide to hold congresses to discuss the outcome of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja. ASUU President, Prof Christopher Piwuna, stated that branch chairpersons will brief members on the meeting’s outcome before making it public. “The meeting was held at the behest of our members. The branch chairpersons left Abuja to their various branches. We will first report the outcome of the meeting to our members across all our branches before making it public,” Piwuna said. He emphasized the union’s procedure, saying, “Our members will have a briefing from their chairpersons.” Piwuna explained that members will hear the outcome directly from branch chairpersons, adding, “Our procedure is that once there is a NEC meeting, branch chairpersons will go back and brief their members on the outcome of that meeting. We can only go public after our members have received briefing from our branches.” The union had previously announced plans to hold rallies across public universities to protest the Federal Government’s failure to prioritize demands, particularly the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement. ASUU had given the government until August 28 to address these demands, hinting at possible industrial action if unresolved. “Once our congresses hold, you will know the outcome of our next line of action,” Piwuna stated, indicating the union’s next steps will be communicated after branch meetings.