Universities Workers Begin Strike April 28

[Shola Sholaz]

Universities lecturers under the auspices of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has vowed to embark on strike from April 28 if the National Universities Commission (NUC) does not withdraw the circular it released which annihilate the sanctity of the 2009 FGN University-based unions' agreement."
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The union is also calling for the immediate implementation of the 2009 agreement which aims to improve infrastructure and staff welfare in Nigerian universities.
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SSANU, in a communiqué issued at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at Obudu Mountain Resort, Cross River State, accused the NUC of unilaterally expunging the aspect of the agreement on university demonstration staff schools.
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The union condemned the failure of government to pay outstanding 'Earned Allowance' arrears and political statements being made by government functionaries regarding the payment which has put serious pressure on union leadership at both the national and branch levels.
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The communiqué which was signed by the union's President Comrade Samson Ugokwe, charged the federal government to also set up a committee to renegotiate the agreement.