The Chairman of the branch of SSANU, Faleye Benjamin, levelled the accusation against the VC at the congress of the union on Monday.
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According to SSANU, the university’s management allocated over ₦65 million for the 10th-anniversary celebrations while neglecting pressing staff welfare issues.
Mohammed Ibrahim, National President of SSANU, said this while addressing newsmen ahead of its 3rd Quadrennial National Delegates Conference on Friday in Abuja.
The suspension, according to a circular to all branches of the two university based unions, takes effect from November 5, 2024
On Monday, the JAC of SSANU and NASU commenced an indefinite strike over four months of withheld salaries, effectively halting university activities nationwide.
The Chairman, SSANU, OAU Ile-Ife, Dr Taiwo Arobadi, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria, on Tuesday, in Ile-Ife.
The strike according to the leaders of the two unions would commence on Sunday night of October 27, 2024.
Mohammed Ibrahim, the National President of SSANU, said this after their 49th Regular National Executive Council meeting.
It was learnt the Command’s Commissioner, Benneth Igwe, stepped in as soon as the leadership of JAC started addressing members.
The non-teaching staff unions in the universities is comprising of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU.
The unions, under the Joint Action Committee, said this to the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Thursday.
The two unions embarked on the strike to press home the demand for the release of their withheld four months salaries.
The deadlocked meeting, held on Wednesday at the Conference Hall of the Education Ministry, started at about 1pm
It was gathered that the protesters, carrying various placards and singing to register their grievances, blocked vehicular movement and hindered the free flow of traffic in the environment.
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, made the appeal in a statement on Monday.
The directive to commence the seven-day warning strike was issued by the leadership of the union on Friday.
According to the unions, the declaration was made to demand the payment of four months of withheld salaries of their members.
The President of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim, and General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi, revealed this.
Adedeji Suarau, SSANU Chairman, Federal University Lokoja, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The association also frowned at the decision to single out the Academic Staff Union of Universities for the payment of the withheld salaries.