ASUU, others to resume strike on Monday over N23bn earned allowance

ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi Adelani Adepegba , Abuja
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 N23 bn ‘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, 3 rd
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.