SSANU

Students of tertiary institutions in the country might have cause for worry as the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, has directed its members to embark on indefinite strike from December 24.
This is in response to the Federal Government’s directive informing Vice-Chancellors of universities to remove retrench over 2,000 staff from their pay-roll.
 
The decision was taken by the National Executive Council of SSANU to protect the interest of their members and salvage the educational sector from collapsing. Addressing journalists on the outcome of its meeting, the National President of SSANU, Comrade Samson Ugwoke, said the action of government to retrench over 2,000 staff was contrary to the Federal Government and SSANU agreement of 2009.
 
Ugwoke stated that SSANU wants the government to immediately rescind the order for peace to reign. He also said that they’ve written the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, urging him to order the immediate withdrawal of all letters from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, National Universities Commission and the Federal Ministry of Education directing Vice-Chancellors to remove personnel of the University Staff Primary Schools from the pay-roll.