AKURE — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its strike of more than two months in universities owned by Ondo State, following financial intervention by the state government. The chairman of the union at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Prof. Boluwaji Oshodi, confirmed the development and said a congress would direct members to resume. The Joint Action Committee of SSANU, NASU and NAAT, whose strike began on September 2, also suspended its action with effect from Tuesday, September 29. The affected institutions are Adekunle Ajasin University, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, and the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo. The unions credited Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, for the resolution.