ASUU: BSU suspends strike, appeals for salary payment

Following the directive of the national body, the Academic Staff Union of Universities of Benue State University (ASUU BSU), has suspended its eight months old strike action.

The chairman of ASUU BSU, Dr Tarnongo Kwaghfan, has said “ASUU does not call off strike, we suspend because we are dealing with people who are not honourable and you always have a pinch of salt when dealing with them.

He stated that the congress of ASUU BSU also resolved to comply with NEC directives saying “What that means is that the university has resumed and lectures will go back to work.

“We are expecting that the government should do the needful so that we avoid these unnecessary breaks in the educational system at the tertiary level.

Kwaghfan, who noted that the issues raised by the national body of ASUU have not yet been addressed by the government, said the union is a responsible organization and has decided to suspend the strike based on the ruling of the appeal court.

Kwaghfan called on students of BSU to come back to school and brace up for serious academic work.

Meanwhile, by the time our correspondent visited BSU, Makurdi on Monday morning, students were yet to resume safe for a few who expressed mixed feelings over the suspension.

Some of the students, Sunday Obagudu and Wisdom Iorlumun, said they are happy that the strike has been suspended and called on the federal government to settle ASUU’s demands to prevent another occurrence.

Also, business operators at the BSU labour market, Daniel Myom, Anna Ayegba and Isaac Ochelebe also expressed happiness about the suspension saying their businesses will boom again after eight months of inactivity