NASU, SSANU go start strike on Monday sake of 4 months wey dem no pay salary

Di Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU and di Senior Staff Association of Naijan Universities, SSANU don decide say dem go begin indefinite strike wey go start on Monday.

According to report, dis new strike dey based on di non-payment of dia four months salary wey dem no pay since wen dem join di industrial action wey di Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU carry during di President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Di Joint Action Committee, JAC, of non-teaching staff unions for di universities wey dey coordinate di action don tell dem members make dem start di strike for all di country.

Di strike wey di leaders of di two unions talk go start for Sunday night of October 27, 2024.

JAC for one circular wey dem send to all di branch Chairmen of NASU and SSANU for di universities and inter-university centres, wey dem title:

“Latest development for di four (4) months salaries wey dem hold,”

Explain say di strike wey dem plan for 23rd October don change because of di Trade Group Council meeting of NASU branches for dat date.

Di circular wey Prince Peters Adeyemi, di General Secretary of NASU and Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, di SSANU President sign, talk say di change for di timing na to make sure say dem fit coordinate well and make both Unions dey on di same page.

JAC regret say even though President Bola Tinubu don approve make dem pay 50 percent of di four months’ salaries wey dem hold, di alleged inaction of di Minister of Finance don raise question about di government commitment to solve di mata.

According to di circular, “E don dey record say di JAC of NASU and SSANU don give multiple notices to di government to fix dis bad situation.”

But di sincerity of di government to our cause dey in doubt.

“Di Trade Group Council Meeting of NASU branches for di Universities and Inter-University Centres don schedule to hold for Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October 2024 for Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, and di arrangement for di meeting don already finish.

As dem dey look dis mata, di leadership of JAC don decide say di effective date for di strike go move to midnight of Sunday, 27th October 2024, to allow di Branch Officers of NASU to dey ground before dem start di strike.

“We had to do dis strategic change for timing to fit coordinate well and make both Unions dey on di same page.

“We dey show our deepest appreciation for your strong commitment to di leadership and we dey affirm our determination to continue for dis struggle until we secure ultimate victory.”

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