Strike: FG Summons VCs, ASUU to Abuja

Following the refusal of university lecturers to resume classes at the expiration of the 9 December ultimatum, the Federal Government has summoned all Vice Chancellors of federal and state universities to a crucial meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.

Also invited to the meeting are members of the Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC) On Needs Assessment Report for inauguration.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has a representative in the IMC.

A statement signed by the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Professor Julius Okojie, on behalf of the Supervising Minister of Education, Barrister Nyeson Wike, published in a national daily, called on Vice Chancellors to come to the meeting with a list of their prioritised projects based on Needs Assessment Report for funding.

"In addition, Vice Chancellors of state universities must come along with their account details," the statement added.

It is not clear whether the meeting was called to disburse the N200b the government said it had deposited in an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, which ASUU is insisting must be communicated to it formally.