Pay Our Earned Allowances - SSANU warns FG, begin 3-day arning Strike

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Obafemi Awolowo University chapter has joined the three-day nationwide strike declared by the National Secretariat of the Union to press home their demands from the federal government.

 Addressing journalists during a protest in the University, Chairman of SSANU in OAU, Ademola Oketunde wants Government to obey court which ruled that workers of staff school should be added back to the federal government payroll.

According to SSANU, the three unions also agreed on the sharing formula for the fund when released

Ademola Oketunde, the Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) branch, has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the earned allowance owed members. 

According to him, three unions in universities entered into an agreement with the Federal Government in 2009 on the payment of earned allowance.

The three unions, he said, were the SSANU, Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and National Association Academic Technologists (NAAT).

The chairman stated that the three unions also agreed on the sharing formula for the fund when released.

He, however, lamented the non-release of the fund, urging the Federal Government to fulfill its part of the agreement.

The association and other two unions - the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior SSATURAI - had, in a joint resolution at its 35th regular National Executive Council meeting at Enugu State University of Science and Technology resolved to embark on a three-day warning strike.

Oketunde also urged the government to implement the judgment of the National Industrial Court ordering the reinstatement of personnel of the staff schools back to the payroll of the universities.

Oketunde who called on well meaning Nigerians to prevail on the federal government said members of the union would not relent in their efforts towards ensuring they fight for their rights.