The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have started a seven-day national strike today, over alleged unfair treatment and inequality in the payment of withheld salaries by the Federal Government.
“Definitely, it (the strike) has already started,” SSANU President Mohammed Ibrahim declared on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday.
“As at today (Monday), all our workers in registry, bursary, works and maintenance, secruity, students’ affairs have withdrawn their services, and nothing moves within the administration of any public university in Nigeria and that will be the case for the next seven days until and unless the needful is done.”
He regretted that no government representative had approached the non-academic unions and that their guarantees could not be transferred to the bank, although some had done so unofficially.
Orisun Igbomina 102.1FM correspondents monitoring the situation report that the strike affected activities at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State and other tertiary institutions across the country.
