The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU)and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and allied institutions have extended the ongoing strike by two months.
They revealed this on Wednesday in a statement signed by the National President, SSANU, Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim, and General Secretary, Mr. Peter Adeyemi.
“In view of the fact that government is still a long way from effectively resolving the issues in contention, it is only expedient that we allow the process to be fully concluded before directing the end of the strike. Consequently, you are hereby informed that the strike has been extended by two months, within which we are hoping that all the contentious issues would have been effectively laid to rest. The two-month extension is with effect from Friday, June 24, 2022.”
The strike which started as a two-weeks warning began on Sunday 27th March, 2022 with another two weeks extension on Sunday,10th April, 2022 is still ongoing.
Their demands range from inconsistent issue of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system, unpaid earned allowances, delay in the renegotiation of the FGN, NASU, SSANU agreements, non-payment of minimum wage arrears, neglect and poor funding of state universities, non-payment of retirement benefits to outgoing members of the unions, and usurpation of the headship of non-teaching units in clear violation of conditions of service and establishment procedures, among others.
