The Joint Working Committee of the Association of Chief Officers of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff of Educational Institutions and Associates will hold a meeting on 9 February 2023 to decide what to do, and what they described as the failure of the government to respond to their requests.
Speaking to The PUNCH on Sunday, SSANU President Ibrahim Mohamed complained that after the JAC strike last year, a memorandum of understanding was signed with government representatives on eight issues, saying so far none of these issues have been implemented. Likewise, the President of the Association of Academic Officers in Universities, Prof. Dr. All the problems that caused the union to go on strike for eight months in 2022 have yet to be resolved by the government, Emmanuel Osudeke told our correspondent. Osodeke, who also said ASUU’s national executive board will meet soon, revealed that “all the issues we have on strike are unresolved, but they’re using the payroll debt to redirect it away from the main problem.
He has not received a salary increase or study allowance for more than 4 years. We have given the Nigerian government the opportunity to do what is required but nothing has been done. If we meet, we will decide what to do.”
Four months salary withheld from May to August 2023; signed warrant never seen. The renegotiation of earned allowances has not been completed.
SSANU Vice President Abd al-Saber Salam said that the expectation of the coalition by 2023 is that the government will prevent another wave of coalition work by the Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU.
After our strike last year, a memorandum of understanding was reached with government representatives on eight issues. So far, none of these issues have been updated despite a 2 month lead time to do so. To make matters worse, using its excessive powers, the government froze the wages of our members for four months even though they were wrong in allowing strike action for non-performance. Previous collective bargaining agreements.
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