The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their members to begin a seven-day warning strike today, March 18th, 2024.
The varsity associations had threatened to go on strike if their demands were not met. A joint statement released by NASU general secretary, Peters Adeyemi and SSANU president, Mohammed Ibrahim read “The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NASU and SSANU has inundated the Federal Government with the need to pay the withheld four months’ salaries of our members in the Federal universities and inter-university centers, as done for our academic counterpart to no avail.”
“As a matter of fact, the attention of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN), was called to this injustice and unfair treatment of our members in our letter referenced JAC/NS/VOL.II/277, dated February 13, 2024 and to also inform them to resolve the issue positively before it leads to unnecessary upheaval in our university sector. “In a similar vein, a press release was issued on March 1, 2024 and the Federal Government was given a seven-day ultimatum to do the needful in respect of the payment of the withheld four months’ salaries but nothing was done on the same. “Having waited patiently for the ultimatum to expire without a positive response to our demand by the government, this is to direct our members in the universities and inter-university centres throughout the country to commence a seven-day warning strike effective Monday, March 18, 2024 in the first instance…”
This continues a long streak of university workers downing tools at the expense of their students and with the government constantly making promises with no plans to fulfill.
