According to PM NEWS Pro-chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities meet on tuesday and ordered immediate re-opening of universities across the country.
This is contained in a communique signed by the committee's Chairman, Prof. Kimse Okoko, released in Abuja yesterday.
It stated that the call for the re-opening of the universities was unanimously agreed by all Pro-chancellors in the interest of the country.
The communique directed all the Vice-Chancellors to comply with the decision.
It commended the efforts by the Federal Government to address the major issues that led to the strike and lauded the personal intervention of President Goodluck Jonathan in the resolution of the dispute.
It also expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the referendum conducted in all the branches of ASUU nationwide, which voted 60-40 in favour of the suspension of the ongoing strike.
The communique explained that the committee's decision was taken base on the negative impact the strike had on the varsities system, students and the parents.
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