Colleges of Education Lecturers Suspend Strike, Might Resume Again After 60days

Colleges of Education Lecturers have suspended their two-month-old strike.

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has suspended their two-month strike for a period of 60days, Punch reports.

According to the Union the suspension is to give FG the time to perfect the progress they have made.

Consequently, the union might embark on another strike after two months if FG doesn’t fulfill its promises.

The announcement was disclosed in a statement signed by Dr. Ahmed Lawan, the Union’s secretary, after its NEC meeting.

The statement reads: “While appreciating critical stakeholders for their intervention and dogged commitment to the resolution of the strike, as evident in the enormous progress made at the ongoing negotiations and the appreciable level of progress made towards the amendment of the colleges of education amendment act which is paramount for the COE system.

“The NEC resolved that the nationwide strike action which commenced on June 10, 2022 be suspended for a cool-off period of 60 days to give government the opportunity to perfect the progress made so far into tangible achievements that are acceptable to the union after which the NEC shall reconvene to reassess the status of the issues and decide the way forward.“

The union, like the Academic Staff Union of Universities, requested that the government adopt the University Transparency Accountability System for the payment of salaries and allowances of lecturers.

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