• ASUU NEC meets to consider FG’s offer
By Gabriel Dike
Administrative activities, including health services in universities were crippled, yesterday, when non academic staff commenced indefinite strike, to protest non-implementation of its demands, since 2009.
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) made up of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) last week directed its members nationwide to down tool.
At various university campuses, the three staff unions held a joint congress to inform members about the strike and after which the workers left for their homes.
SSANU branch chairman of Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Saheed Oseni told Daily Sun that activities were grounded, including services at the health centre.
Oseni disclosed that by today, the strike will bite harder because staff attached to the Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Bursar and other principal officers are expected to stay away from the office while workers will not be on duty to power the generator if there were disruption in power supply to the university.
The SSANU branch chairman, Federal University of Agricultre, Makurdi, Mr. Emmanuel, disclosed that the three unions met to implement the directive from JAC adding administrative and other activities have been grounded.
“By today, nobody will be on ground to open door for the vice chancellor, registrar and other senior officers. No generator will run on campus. We have closed the health centre,” he said.
In a similar development, the National Executive Council (NEC) of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet between yesterday night and today, to consider the Federal Government offer.
ASUU leadership, yesterday, invited branch chairmen to Abuja for an emergency NEC meeting to discuss the outcome of its meeting with government team.
If the offer is favourable, NEC will call of the four week-old strike.
ASUU had promised government team comprises of Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige and Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, that it will consult with NEC before taking a position on the on going strike based on government offer.