The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities SSANU, Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State have joined their counterparts in public universities across the country in nationwide strike declared by national body of the union.
Officials of the Senior Staff Association, besieged the main gates of both the take off and permanent sites of university in the early hours of today to ensure total compliance with the strike.
Addressing newsmen in Lafia, the Chairman Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Comrade Dajen Daniel said they were acting on a directive by a Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU to proceed on a two weeks warning strike following federal Government’s failure to address their demands.
Comrade Dajen Daniel called on the university workers to remain resolute until Government takes steps to resolve the issues in contention which include non payment of Earned Allowances, IPPIS controversy, minimum arrears and alleged usurpation of their positions by their counterparts in the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Our Correspondent reports that the strike has brought activities at the Federal University of Lafia to a standstill as most offices and major spots were completely deserted coupled with the on going action by Academic Staff Union of Universities.
COV/Aliyu Muraki
