The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities are in a meeting with the Federal Government today (Thursday) to have talks over the ongoing strike.
The SSANU Vice-President Abdussobur Salaam confirmed this on Thursday morning, after the union received an official invitation from the Federal Government on Wednesday.
“We received a formal invitation last night. The meeting is scheduled for 11 am today. It will be presided over by the Minister of State for Education and will be held in the Minister’s Conference Room,” he is quoted as saying by The Punch.
Members of NASU and SSANU on Monday, October 28, commenced industrial action, over withheld four mouths salaries by the Federal Government.
The notice of strike was issued by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the two non-teaching staff unions to their members in federal universities across the country.
A circular to all branch chairmen of NASU and SSANU in the universities and inter-university centres noted that the strike, initially billed for October 23, was rescheduled because of the Trade Group Council meeting of NASU branches on the said date.
The circular, signed by General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi, and SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, explained that the change in timing was for effective coordination and for both unions to be on the same page.
The unions expressed sadness over the failure of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to obey the directive of President Bola Tinubu, saying that the President had approved payment of two months out of the four months, but the minister failed to give effect to the directive.
