The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their branches to hold a mandatory meeting on Monday to sensitize members for a one-day protest on Tuesday.
The protest is a precursor to a national protest in Abuja on July 18, which will be followed by a full-blown strike.
The decision comes after a meeting with the Federal Government through the Ministry of Education ended in deadlock, failing to address the unions’ grievances over four months of withheld salaries.
In a circular to branch chairmen, the General Secretary of NASU, Prince Peters Adeyemi, and President of SSANU, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, expressed disappointment and frustration with the government’s lack of commitment to paying the withheld salaries.
The unions have accused the government of insensitivity to their plight, despite President Bola Tinubu’s approval of the salaries.
The meeting with the Minister of Education only resulted in a promise to take their matter to a higher authority, prompting the unions to take drastic action.
The circular directed branches to participate fully in the scheduled protests and strike, with further information to be communicated accordingly.
