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NASU, SSANU to commence warning strike Monday

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The Non-Academic Staff Unions of Universities (NASU) says from Monday it will embark on a five-day warning strike over the inability of the federal government to implement the 2009 agreements.

The joint action committee (JAC) comprising of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists will also down tools.

The notification of the strike was conveyed in a letter addressed to Adamu Adamu, minister of education and was signed by Samson Ugwoke, SSANU president; Sani Suleiman, NAAT president and Chris Ani, NASU president.

“The university system is challenged by poor governance and administrative lapses which needs to be addressed holistically,” the letter read.

“Poor funding of our universities, shortfall in payment of staff salaries, increasing corruption in the university system should be addressed.”

Also they called on President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the disagreement between Adebiyi Gregory, vice-chancellor of Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) and the labour unions.

“It is noteworthy that the university has been experiencing serious industrial disharmony since October 6, 2016, as a result of workers demand for the removal of the VC on grounds of alleged corruption and maladministration,” they said.

“Sir, it is on record that the vice-chancellor has a case to answer at the EFCC. He is however yet to be arraigned. Indeed, the allegation of corruption against the VC is substantial.

“It is the candid opinion of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) unions of NAAT, NASU and SSANU that a government which is bent on fighting corruption in all ramifications should not turn a blind eye under these circumstances.

“So, it will be in the interest of justice and industrial harmony that the VC be prosecuted by the relevant government agencies so that normalcy can be restored in the university.”

SSANU urge Buhari to Sack Three Vice-Chancellors over Alleged Corruption

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The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack three vice-chancellors over alleged abuse of office, gross misconduct and corrupt practices.

The vice-chancellors are: Prof Olusola Oyewole of Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB), Prof Biyi Daramola of Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) and Prof. Michael Adikwu of University of Abuja(UNIABUJA).

SSANU’s national vice-president western zone, Comrade Alfred Jimoh made the call yesterday while addressing reporters at Ibadan.

He accused Oyewole of sacking SSANU members when he discovered they exposed his alleged corruption and abuse of office to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Jimoh said: “As at the last count, he has sacked 23 members of SSANU in FUNAAB without following due process and he is still threatening to sack more.

“Yet he has not been able to disprove any of the allegations against him.

“Also in FUTA, a similar scenario is happening and Prof Daramola has been accused of corrupt practices and should be placed on suspension.

“At UNIABUJA, Adikwu has suspended the chairman and secretary of SSANU without even half salary for daring to ask questions about ongoing maladministration in the University of Abuja.”

He alleged SSANU members were being victimised for keying into the anti-corruption crusade of the current administration.

The union called for immediate recall and protection of all its members sacked by the rampaging vice chancellors.

It also demanded for immediate arraignment of the affected vice chancellors by the EFCC and ICPC.

SSANU Suspends Strike

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The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has suspended its one month old industrial action and directed its members to return to work on Monday.

 

 

The National President of the association, Mr Samson Ugwoke, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos of the developments on telephone on Friday.

 

 

Ugwoke told NAN that the resolution to suspend the strike was taken after the association met with officials of the Ministry of Labour and other concerned stakeholders on Feb. 2.

 

“We had a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2 with the Ministry of Labour and other concerned stakeholders.

“At that meeting, it was resolved that we suspend the action and call our members back to work.

“We want to give room for Labour and other people involved to sit over the matter.

“We shall be going back to work on Monday, based on the outcome of the meeting.

“That is why I am calling on our members to remain calm, go back to work as directed, while we leave the issue with the leadership of the association to handle the matter.

“As we speak, members are having congresses in their respective institutions to take stock of the strike while it lasted.

“They are also deliberating on the new development,” he said.

 

Ugwoke said that the association was equally expecting the National Universities Commission (NUC) to ask the Vice-Chancellors to stop further issuance of sack letters to workers of their staff schools and retrieve the ones already issued.

 

“I sincerely want to salute members for complying with the stay-at-home order.

 

“It created the necessary impact and made our position known and so far, I want to express deep satisfaction with the turnout of events,” he said.

 

NAN recalls that the association had, on Dec. 24, 2015, begun a total and indefinite strike over plans by government to retrench more than 2000 teachers of staff schools of public universities nationwide.

 

The association had described the planned retrenchment as an attempt to desecrate the sanctity of an agreement which the Federal Government signed with it in 2009.

 

It said the action by government, if carried out, would bring untold hardship to members of the association.

 

 

(NAN)