RAYMOND OZOJI reports
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union have commenced indefinite strike action following federal government's complacent attitude to attend to their demands.
A circular jointly signed by the General Secretary of NASU Prince Peters Adeyemi and the National President of SSANU comrade Mohammed Ibrahim has directed all members of NASU and SSANU to shut down all administrative cum clerical duties in the universities and inter-university centres across the country in protest against federal government's inhumane treatments on non-academic Staff in Nigerian public universities.
The circular which was made available to HEADLINE NEWS on Monday by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University branch chairman of NASU comrade Chigozie Ikegulu reads in part: " It is quite appalling that we have issued several ultimatums with no positive results from the government.
It is therefore obvious that government is not positively disposed to our rightful and legitimate demands in spite of several interactions, dialogues, exchange of correspondences and assurances of payment, all to no avail.
We have exercised considerable and prolonged patience, allowing multiple deadlines to pass without receiving a satisfactory response to our demands by the government.
In view of this, all our members in the universities and inter-university centres throughout the country should proceed on an indefinite, comprehensive and total strike action as no concession should be given in any guise.
Strict compliance to this directive is mandatory for all NASU and SSANU branches in both Federal and State-owned universities as well as Inter-university centres across Nigeria. "
It would therefore be recalled that both bodies had passionately appealed to the Federal Government to pay them their 4 months withheld salaries and also implement the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Federal Government on 20th August, 2022 which they said expired midnight of Sunday 27th October, 2024.
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