Mohammed Ibrahim, president of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has insisted that there is no going back on the strike action the union embarked on with the the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) until their demands are met.
Both unions embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday over non-payment of their four months salary arrears.
Despite efforts by the government to bring it to an end, SSANU president Mohammed Ibrahim insists that can only happen when their demands are met.
Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday, Ibrahim said, “So, it’s not the issue of meeting. The issue is that we want payment and that every procedure has been followed. They can just simply direct for this payment and I assure you in less than 24 hours, we can just refer back to our principals and this strike will be suspended.
“Well, assurances are not something that we have not received before. So assurances from politicians and assurances from government officials are not new things to us. But the mandate that we have from our members is that this strike is totally indefinite and that we will only resume when we get the alerts.”
The unions’ move has led to the crippling of activities across public universities in Nigeria with classes and other facilities shut.