3 weeks ago
9
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) astatine the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State has joined a protestation declared by the nationalist assemblage implicit the inability of the national authorities to code their demands.
The subdivision chairman, Comrade Daniel Dajen, moblised members successful protestation astir the field of the assemblage located on Makurdi roadworthy successful Lafia yesterday.
They displayed placards with inscriptions specified arsenic “Pay Us Our Withheld Salaries arsenic Approved by Mr President,” “Pay america our Earned Allowances,” and “We Are Not Slaves, We Are Not Second-Class Citizens” among others.
SSANU and NASU, done the Joint Action Committee, had directed each their branches to convene a associated exigency gathering to mobilise each their members for protestation nationwide.
According to the leaders, the contentious issues see 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.
Speaking with journalists, Comrade Dajen expressed disappointment with the continued soundlessness and inaction of the national government’s renegotiation committee regarding the 2009 FG/SSANU agreement.
He noted that the agreed ₦50 cardinal earned allowances for universities approved since 2022 had inactive not been implemented years after.
He besides condemned the continued withholding of salaries of SSANU members who participated successful the 2022 concern action, adjacent arsenic helium urged the instantly merchandise the outstanding 2 months withheld salaries arsenic a objection of bully religion and committedness to restoring concern harmony wrong the assemblage system.
He warned that if the authorities fails to code their demands, the relation whitethorn not warrant concern bid connected campuses.
English (US) ·