ASUU Postpones NEC Meeting Scheduled Today After Prof. Iyayi’s Death

After the tragic passing of the former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Festus Iyayi, who died on Tuesday in a car accident on Lokoja-Abuja Expressway, it was decided to postpone the planned NEC meeting.

Yesterday, as Iyayi was returning from the meeting in one of the Northern ASUU chapters, a dire car accident occured, which led to the former ASUU president death.

He was in company with some ASUU leaders and they were said to be returning from Kano where they sought the views of members on ending the four-month-old ASUU strike.

Thus, it was decided to postpone of ASUU‘s executive meeting, scheduled for Wednesday. The aim of the
meeting is to decide whether to continue or to call off the 4-months strike.