The Joint Action Committee has directed the Senior Staff Association of
Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and
Associated Institutions and National Association of Academic
Technologists to resume strike on Monday.
A letter to all the branch
chairmen titled, ‘Directives to immediately resume the suspended
strike,’ was signed by Samson Ugwoke, SSANU, Chris Ani, NASU and Sani
Suleiman, NAAT.
The JAC had claimed that only a ‘pittance’ was given
to the three unions out of the N23bn ‘earned allowance’ released by the
Federal Government to the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The
union complained that the government failed to explain how the money was
shared between ASUU and the non-academic teaching staff unions.
The
strike notice read, “Please, recall our last correspondence to you in
which we informed you of the letter written to the Minister of Education
rejecting the allocation made by the office of the Permanent Secretary
and signed by the PS himself.
“In the said letter, the Federal
Government was given seven days to explain the criteria for the said
allocation and do the needful. The deadline has elapsed without any
response from the Federal Government of Nigeria.
“In view of the
above therefore, you are hereby directed to resume the suspended
indefinite strike action as from 12 midnight, Sunday, 3rd December,
2017.
“During this period, the strike shall be total and comprehensive.”
When
contacted for reaction to the claims by the union that they were
cheated in the disbursement of the allocation, the ASUU President, Prof.
Biodun Ogunyemi, said he was on the road and requested our
correspondent to call back later.
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