SSANU Keeps Promise, Joins Indefinite Strike
The
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) joined ASUU
and started an indefinite strike on September 30, 2013, Monday.
This
followed by a unanimous resolution adopted by members of the University
of Ibadan chapter of the association at a congress held at the
University Arts Theatre in Ibadan.
Dr.
Wale Akinremi, the Chairman of the Association, University of Ibadan
chapter, confirmed that the strike was total, and it would not be over,
unless called off by the national body.
“This is as a result of the directive from our National Executive Council; so, the strike is a national strike.”
Dr.
Akinremi further noted that the Association should have gone on strike
for a very long time “because of the government’s provoking way of
attending to issues”.
“We
have been short-changed by the government in the area of subventions
and we cannot take it again”, the Chairman of the Association said.
According
to him, the education sector is the bedrock of the nation’s development
and should be treated with care. He also stated that there were other
important issues beside the subventions that needed to be addressed.
Dr. Akinremi listed the issues as training, funding and disparities in terms of payment.
“Non-teaching
members of staff are wrongly placed in the education system, and these
issues must be holistically addressed,” the Chairman of the Association
concluded.
It would be mentioned that the the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) also threatened to join an indefinite strike on October 4, 2013, which would definitely deepen the crisis in the Nigerian educational system.
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