The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has issued a 30-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the conclusion of ongoing renegotiations and the payment of withheld entitlements to avert an indefinite strike.
The National President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim, made this known during the union’s 54th National Executive Council meeting held at Ekiti State University over the weekend.
Ibrahim warned that failure by the government to meet the union’s demands within the stipulated period would compel SSANU, alongside the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions under the Joint Action Committee, to embark on industrial action.
He condemned the persistent delays in salary payments affecting staff of federal and some state universities, as well as the non-payment of approved salary increments and other withheld entitlements.
The union is demanding the immediate settlement of all outstanding salary-related issues, the establishment of a reliable and unified salary payment system, and the adoption of the Remita platform for salary payments, citing its efficiency and reliability.
SSANU also called on the Federal Government to urgently reconvene the renegotiation process, ensure prompt resolution of salary delays, clear withheld salaries and increments, and guarantee the fair disbursement of Earned Allowances to all eligible workers.
Ibrahim reiterated that the union remains united and fully prepared to defend the rights, welfare, and dignity of its members.
The association further expressed dissatisfaction over the exclusion of Inter-University Centres and Research Institutes from the disbursement of the N50 billion earned allowances, insisting that all qualified categories of workers must be included without discrimination.
