The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has threatened to embark on an industrial action if by Febuary 28, this year the federal government failed to meet their long standing agreement.
In a communiqué issued at the end of its 41st National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, the Association lamented the hardship its members were passing through as a result of the refusal of the government to keep to its promise of payment of the arrears of the new national minimum wage.
The communiqué, which was signed by SSANU’s national President, Mohammed Ibrahim, urged the government to ensure that it pays the overdue arrears of the national minimum wage on or before the end of February 2022.
“NEC in session seriously frowns on the endless insincerity and double-dealings of the Federal Government over agreements and memoranda of understanding seamlessly signed with labour unions.
“NEC recalls the several assurances of the government to pay the agreed arrears of the new national minimum wage. Unfortunately, this promise is yet to be met after countless months – the last promise being the end of October 2021.
“The government is enjoined to see to it that they keep to the promise of payment of the arrears of the new national minimum wage, which has already lost its value as of today.
“The union is aware that government has requested the relevant offices of the government to submit their data on or before January 28″, it stated.
Furthermore, it called on the Federal Government to unbundle the mode of payment by decentralising payment along staff unions to guarantee proper channelling of salaries according to staff status.
