Following the two-day joint meeting held by the National executives of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Non-academic Staff Union, NASU and National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, with the Federal Government, the unions have threatened to embark on a comprehensive strike, if the government fails to meet core areas of their demands in 30 days.
According to the Chairman, NASU-UNILAG, Comrade Adesina Adelagun, he said that the National arm of NASU has directed them to hold their peace pending the 30 days deadline requested by government to implement core areas of their 2009 NASU/FG Agreement.
Adeshina lamented: “As I am speaking with you, the agreement the Federal government religiously entered with us in 2009 is yet to be implemented. The agreement would elapse in 2012, and we have to sit for another discussion, which ought to be an improvement of the last one.
“If nothing has been done with the last agreement, how do you think we would be happy to go and sit for another discussion? He asked, adding, “we are surprised with the way and manner our leaders show disinterest in Nigeria’s education system. Going by UNESCO recommendation, they are supposed to accrue 26 per cent of the country’s budget to education, but they do far lesser than that.
Speaking further, the comrade affirmed that the core areas of their demands which they want the government to meet with are the 65 years retirement age of NASU members; adequate funding of Nigerian universities; the #18,000 minimum wage for members which FG is yet to commence payment among other things.
“Having met with them (FG) on several occasions, we know that strike is the last thing they understand. We may down our tools if they fail to meet our demands come January 9, 2012. Although, it’s not in our interest, because they (FG) don’t feel it, they don’t have their children in Nigerian public universities, as most of them school abroad and even in Ghana.
“Let us do the right thing at the right time to move this nation forward”, he enthused.
Also lending a voice, Comrade Olusegun Odusanwo, Chairman, SSANU-UNILAG said that the major agitations of SSANU in the last joint meeting of SSANU, NASU, NAAT, with the FG on December 7-8 are adequate funding of Nigerian universities, university autonomy, earned allowances among other core issues.
“Although, the FG has met with the issue of our salary allowances, but other core aspects of our 2009 agreement is yet to be implemented. We only pray God to touch the minds of our leaders so that they can do what is right at the right time”, he hoped.
Also, in the Lagos State University, LASU, the Chairman, SSANU, Comrade Funke Sessi affirmed that they have been directed by the National body not to down their tools yet, until the January 9, 2012, deadline requested by FG to implement core areas of their demands.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayAccording to the Chairman, NASU-UNILAG, Comrade Adesina Adelagun, he said that the National arm of NASU has directed them to hold their peace pending the 30 days deadline requested by government to implement core areas of their 2009 NASU/FG Agreement.
Adeshina lamented: “As I am speaking with you, the agreement the Federal government religiously entered with us in 2009 is yet to be implemented. The agreement would elapse in 2012, and we have to sit for another discussion, which ought to be an improvement of the last one.
“If nothing has been done with the last agreement, how do you think we would be happy to go and sit for another discussion? He asked, adding, “we are surprised with the way and manner our leaders show disinterest in Nigeria’s education system. Going by UNESCO recommendation, they are supposed to accrue 26 per cent of the country’s budget to education, but they do far lesser than that.
Speaking further, the comrade affirmed that the core areas of their demands which they want the government to meet with are the 65 years retirement age of NASU members; adequate funding of Nigerian universities; the #18,000 minimum wage for members which FG is yet to commence payment among other things.
“Having met with them (FG) on several occasions, we know that strike is the last thing they understand. We may down our tools if they fail to meet our demands come January 9, 2012. Although, it’s not in our interest, because they (FG) don’t feel it, they don’t have their children in Nigerian public universities, as most of them school abroad and even in Ghana.
“Let us do the right thing at the right time to move this nation forward”, he enthused.
Also lending a voice, Comrade Olusegun Odusanwo, Chairman, SSANU-UNILAG said that the major agitations of SSANU in the last joint meeting of SSANU, NASU, NAAT, with the FG on December 7-8 are adequate funding of Nigerian universities, university autonomy, earned allowances among other core issues.
“Although, the FG has met with the issue of our salary allowances, but other core aspects of our 2009 agreement is yet to be implemented. We only pray God to touch the minds of our leaders so that they can do what is right at the right time”, he hoped.
Also, in the Lagos State University, LASU, the Chairman, SSANU, Comrade Funke Sessi affirmed that they have been directed by the National body not to down their tools yet, until the January 9, 2012, deadline requested by FG to implement core areas of their demands.
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