BREAKING: ASUU agrees to participate in 2019 elections – INEC

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has agreed to participate in the 2019 General Election , the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced .

The announcement was made via the Commission’ s verified Twitter handle , @ inecnigeria

See the tweet:

Happening Now:
ASUU agrees to participate in 2019 General Elections. pic.twitter.com/h3JTdUDlv6

— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) January 4, 2019

Earlier , the Commission had said that its chairman would meet with the national leadership of ASUU in Abuja on Friday ( today ) .
The purpose of the meeting , Prof . Mahmood Yakubu revealed in a statement on INEC website, “ is to discuss the ongoing strike by the Union but only in relation to our preparations for the General Elections . ”

“ We are concerned that the bulk of critical election duty staff are drawn from the universities .

“ We are determined to ensure that the ( electoral) processes are not affected by the Union ’ s industrial action .

“ ASUU is a critical partner to the Commission in delivering credible elections.

“ We look forward to the meeting and we are confident of a positive outcome , ” INEC boss said .

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