The bodies had embarked on a warning strike in March to press home their demands. But deliberations between them and the Federal Government afterward have failed to address the issues. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) say there is no going back on the unions’ protest billed for Tuesday over salary arrears owed members.
Both unions had planned the protest to press for the payment of the salary arrears.
Though there were hopes that the government may wade in and prevent the protest billed to be held in their branches nationwide, NASU National President Makolo Hassan said there is no going back on the demonstrations.
“No, apart from the failed meeting of Thursday, we have not heard anything from anybody and our members across the country met in their various branches today and they will hit the ground running as from tomorrow,” Makolo said on Monday edition of Channels Television’s current affairs show Politics Today.
According to him, the Federal Government has failed to address the demands of the unions following their warning strike some months back.
