The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) meeting scheduled to hold on Wednesday at the Bayero University Kano (BUK) has been suspended indefinitely by the National Executive Council (NEC).

The ASUU National President, Dr. Nasir Fagge, who made the disclosure, while briefing journalists in Kano, said the union deemed it necessary to suspend the meeting following the sudden death of its former president, Prof. Festus Iyayi, in a ghastly auto crash in Lokoja on Monday.

Fagge, who described Iyayi’s death as a great loss to the country, said the deceased was a strong pillar of the union.

He called on the public have to bear with them because they are in a mourning mood over the loss of one of them who is a major pillar.

Some student have however expressed sadness at the announcement, adding that, ‘’they are not happy with the situation because we have over stayed at home,” he said.