The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) alongside the Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called on its members nationwide to embark on a warning strike as from Monday, March 18, 2024.
This is according to a circular issued by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of both SSANU and NASU, and signed by the National President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim, and the General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi.
According to the circular, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NASU and SSANU had inundated the Federal Government with the need to pay the withheld 4 months’ salaries of their members in the Federal Universities and Inter-University Centres as done for their Academic counterpart to no avail.
It disclosed that the attention of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila and the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman was called to the injustice and unfair treatment of its members in their letter referenced JACINS/VOL 11/277 dated 13th February, 2024 and to also inform them to resolve the issue positively before it led to unnecessary upheaval in the University Sector.
In a similar vein, a press release was issued on 1st March, 2024 and the Federal Government was given 7-days ultimatum to do the needful in respect of the payment of the withheld 4 months salaries but nothing was done on same.
Therefore, “having waited patiently for the ultimatum to expire without positive response to our demand by Government, this is to direct our members in the Universities and inter-university Centres throughout the country to commence a 7-day warning strike effective Monday, 18th March, 2024 in the first instance”.
The Associations further noted that the 7-day warning strike should be comprehensive and total, void of concession should be given in any guise.
