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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, person declared a one-day protestation connected Thursday implicit the inability of the Federal Government to code their demands.
SSANU and NASU, done the Joint Action Committee, JAC, person directed each their branches to convene a associated exigency gathering connected Wednesday to mobilize each their members for protestation activities, which include
protest marches connected campuses, the show of placards conveying their grievances, and property conferences.
The determination to embark connected a protestation was reached by JAC connected October 6, aft a broad reappraisal of the government’s effect towards the bid of ultimatums it had earlier issued.
The contentious issues are the alleged unjust disbursement of N50 cardinal Earned Allowances; hold successful renegotiation of the 2009 FGN and NASU/SSANU Agreements; non-payment of outstanding 2 months salaries; non-payment of arrears of 25 percent and 35 percent wage arrears, and non-payment of third-party deductions of the 2 months salaries (May and June, 2022), among others.
Recall that JAC had issued a seven-day ultimatum to the authorities connected September 15 to code its concerns and extended it to different fourteen days, which expired connected Monday, October 6.
In a memo to each Chairmen of NASU and SSANU successful universities and Inter-University Centres, titled “Commencement of protestation actions,” JAC stated that their progressive information and engagement are important to the occurrence of the protest.
The circular, dated October 6, was signed by Prince Peters Adeyemi, NASU General Secretary, and Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, SSANU National President.
It reads: “The past circular of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational & Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) titled “Current Status of Our Agitations” referenced JAC/NS/Vol. III/55, dated 22nd September 2025, refers.
“As referenced successful the circular, the Federal Government was granted a 14-day extension, pursuing the lapse of the archetypal 7 days to code our concerns vis-à-vis:
1. Unjust Disbursement of N50 Billion Earned Allowances; 2.Delay successful Renegotiation of Year 2009 FGN and NASU/SSANU Agreements; 3. Non-payment of Outstanding Two (2) Months’ Salaries; 4. Non-payment of Arrears of 25% / 30% Salary Arrears; 5. Non-payment of 3rd Party Deductions of the Two Months’ Salaries (May & June, 2022), etc.
“Following the inauguration of the Joint Consultative Committee by the Honourable Minister of Education to look into the demands of JAC of NASU & SSANU, the Committee met doubly connected Friday, 19th September, 2025, and Monday, 6th October, 2025, astatine the Permanent Secretary’s Conference Room, Abuja with small advancement arsenic our demands stay unresolved contempt hold of the ultimatum.
“In airy of this development, the National JAC astatine its gathering held connected Monday, 6th October, 2025 hereby directs Branch enactment successful the Universities and Inter-University Centres passim the state to convene a Joint Congress successful their respective campuses connected Wednesday, 8th October, 2025 to mobilize and hole for a monolithic and effectual ONE-DAY Protest connected Thursday, 9th October, 2025.”
It further stated: “All members of NASU & SSANU successful some Federal & State Owned Universities are expected to strictly comply with this directive. Your practice and strict adherence are indispensable to achieving occurrence successful our demands.”
The station Breaking: SSANU, NASU to statesman protestation October 9 implicit hold successful renegotiation agreement appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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