SSANU, NASU commences indefinite strike today

 SSANU, NASU commences indefinite strike today

By Modupe Shodeinde

The National Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions have written their branches to commence strike from today.

Universities’ non-teaching staff had made known intentions to commence Strike on February 5 following the failure of the Federal Government to meet its demands over the handling of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), sharing formula of the N40 billion earned academic allowances and non-payment of arrears of the new minimum wage.

Other demands include, the non-payment of retirement benefits to former members, non-constitution of visitation panels to universities, poor funding of universities, teaching staff usurping the headship of non-teaching units, among others.

The Federal Government had then met with the leadership of the unions in order to stop the strike but the meeting ended in a deadlock on Tuesday.

Mr Adeyemi, stated that the meeting failed to address most of the issues. He said five of its demands have not been attended to by the Federal Government while committees were only set up to address the issues of IPPIS.

A notice signed by SSANU National President, Mohammed Ibrahim, and NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, announced that the strike action would commence on 5th of February, 2021.

The notice partly reads, “In view of the outcome of the meeting, the leadership of JAC of NASU and SSANU at the branches are hereby directed to commence joint general meetings on Friday to give reports on the outcome of the conciliation meeting and pass resolutions on the way forward.

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“In the meantime, the nationwide strike takes effect from 12 midnight, Friday, February 5, 2021, pending any contrary resolution by the branches.”

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