Another Strike Looms As NASU , SSANU Is Set To Embark On 3 -Day Strike Over IPPIS, Others

The reopening of universities in Nigeria may suffer a new blow following after the Non - Academic Staff Union of Universities ( NASU ) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities ( SSANU ) threatened the FG. NASU and SSANU warned the federal government that it will embark on a three - day protest on Jan . 12 to protest the non - implementation of an agreement reached with the Federal Government. The unions made this known in a circular jointly issued on Sunday in Abuja . The unions under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee ( JAC) issued the circular to all branch chairmen of the unions in the universities and Inter- university centres . The circular was signed by General Secretary of NASU , Mr Peters Adeyemi and president of SSANU , Mr Mohammed Ibrahim . Adeyemi said that a JAC meeting was held on Jan . 8 , where the Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) reached and signed with the Federal Government on Oct . 20 , 2020, was reviewed . He listed the agitations of the unions to include inconsistencies in the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information Systems ( IPPIS) payment , non - payment of Earned Allowances ( EA ) , and non - payment of arrears of minimum wage . He also fingered the delay in the renegotiation of Federal Government, NASU and SSANU negotiation of 2009 , as part of the agitations . According to him , other demands are the non - payment of retirement benefits of out - gone members , teaching staff usurping headships of non - teaching units in clear violation of conditions of service and establishment procedures . Adeyemi also decried the neglect and poor funding of state universities and the non - constitution of visitation panels for universities.
He added that in view of this development, the JAC, therefore, directed that a general meeting of its committees in all branches of universities and Inter- university centres be mandatorily held on Jan . 11 . “ The meeting is to sensitise members on the issues , as contained in the MoU . “ That a three - day protest should hold from Tuesday , Jan . 12 to Thursday , Jan . 14 , at each branch from 8 a. m to 4 p . m each day, ” he said. According to him , state , zonal and national officers of JAC shall monitor the three - day protest , to ensure strict compliance by branches . “ Every branch should ensure that all members participate fully in the protests , while all COVID - 19 protocols are to be complied with. “ As the branch protests mark the beginning of a series of industrial actions to be undertaken by JAC, you are to await further directives immediately after the three - day protest , ” he said. He added that every branch must comply and strictly adhere to the directives .