…The University teachers and staff of the universities are vexed by the refusal of the authority to pay withheld four months salaries, demand made recently by the Unions and which they gave the federal government 7 days to ”do the needful in respect of our demands for payment..”
MON OCT 28 2024-theGBJournal| The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities have directed all of its members in the Universities and Inter-University Centres throughout the country to proceed on an indefinite, comprehensive and total strike action.
The Joint Action Committee told all State Owned Universities to also incorporate their local demands into the strike action as appropriate.
”Your strict compliance and adherence to this directive is mandatory for all NASU and the SSANU branches in both Federal and State Owned Universities as well as Inter-University Centres,” the Joint Committee said in a circular signed by the General Secretary, NASU, Prince Peters A. Adeyemi and Com. Mohammed H. Ibrahim, National President, SSANU.
The university teachers and non-academic staff are vexed by the refusal of the authority to pay withheld four months salaries, demand made recently by the Unions and which they gave the federal government 7 days to ”do the needful in respect of our demands for payment..”
They are also vexed by the refusal of the government to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Federal Government on 20th August, 2022 which expires midnight of Sunday, 27 October, 2024.
You will recall that the last National peaceful protest of the JAC of NASU and SSANU held on 18th July, 2024 at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, and ultimatum of 10 days was given to the government to pay the withheld salaries to avoid shutting down of activities in the universities and Inter-Universities Centres with no consequences.
The university dons say the action of the government is appalling after several ultimatums given came back negative.
”It is therefore obvious that the government is nit 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.”
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