ABU SSANU NASU Members Stage Protest Over salary Arrears
By Idris Umar, Zaria
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of universities (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) staged a peaceful protest over unmet demands.
The peaceful protest was held at the Main Campus of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, on Thursday over what they described as the Federal Government’s failure to meet their outstanding demands.
Speaking to newsmen during the protest, Comrade Mohammed A.Yunusa, JAC Chairman ABU Zaria branch said the protest followed a directive from the National JAC headquarters in Abuja for a one-day nationwide protest.
The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “Enough is Enough, pay our withheld salaries” “FG honor our 2009 agreement” ” Justice delayed is Justice denied” among others.
The placard-carrying members marched peacefully within ABU main Campus from the Senate Building to the main gate of the university.
According to Comrade Yunusa the protest was hinged on key issues such as earned allowances, unpaid salaries, and renegotiation of the 2009 agreement among other unresolved issues.
He further explained that the protest stems from unresolved grievances on disbursing of the earned allowance.
“₦50 billion earned allowances was agreed to be paid in us but only a paltey sum of N10bn was paid by the government.
“Delay in renegotiating the 2009 FGN/NASU-SSANU agreement; Non-payment of two months’ outstanding withheld salaries and Non-payment of 25 per cent and 30 per cent salary arrears among others,” he said
The JAC Chairman said protest was to draw the attention of the government and other key stakeholders to their plight and pressing for the immediate implementation of all outstanding agreements and payments.
He, therefore, said once the national body directed for the an Indefinite closure of the universities the ABU chapter will comply.
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