Finally, Asuu Agrees To Participate In 2019 Elections

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (Asuu) has at long last consented to take part in the pending general decision.

Compact News discovered that the understanding was come to at a gathering between the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) and authorities of the association in Abuja, Nigeria's capital on Friday.

Toward the finish of the gathering, Asuu President, Biodun Ogunyemi, said the association would not prevent its individuals from taking an interest in the activity.

His words: "We had a decent gathering with the INEC group. We set on record that our association with INEC dated back to 2010 when the previous Asuu president, Attahiru Jega was administrator," he said.

"Despite the fact that we are not in the position currently to do all that we were doing that time, we have guaranteed them that we won't hinder our individuals taking part in the race as impromptu staff.

"The choice of our association as at the last time we met was that our individuals are free as subjects to partake in the appointive procedure as impromptu staff and we have rehashed that today that we are not going to stop any of our individuals who wishes to serve in that limit.

"All alone part, we will keep on supporting them with research in light of the fact that our strike starting today is about scholastic exercises, we have not quit leading exploration, we have not quit directing network administrations.

"Taking an interest in race is a piece of network benefit, we as loyalists we will do everything to help the procedure that will additionally systematize the democratization of our whole country. So we are working at that dimension."

In the interim, Concise News reports that the improvement is coming after the University of Ibadan (UI) section of Assu advised Inec not to rely upon understudies and instructors for the general decision.