The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and other Allied Institutions (NASU) of Federal University Dutse (FUD) branch in Jigawa state has staged a peaceful demonstration in protest of what they describe as the federal government segregation among universities personnel.
Speaking during the peaceful protests held at premises of the university (FUD) the chairman of the NSSU, Comrade Alasan Abdullahi expressed dismay over the federal government’s action for withholding their four months’ salaries.
Comrade Alhassan Abdullahi accused the federal government of being insensitive to the union members by taking segment of staff of the university, “sincerely we are not happy”.
According to him, “the members of the unions protesting to shows our dismay over the Federal Government decision to pay ASUU the four months withheld salaries leaving other members of the association, this is an injustice as every staff is important”.
The chairman further noted that “we are staging this protest to show our concern over the Federal Government decision to pay one segment of the universities union members ASUU and refused to pay other unions members their four months withheld salaries ”
Comrade Alhassan Abdullahi maintained; “Why does the Federal Government pay one union only and leaving the other, are we not all staff”.
He explained that the unions would embark on warning strike if Government failed to respond to their demand.
On Thursday the Union with the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Education had a meeting ending without any convincing commitment to the payment of the withheld salaries and resolutions of other pending issues.
The leadership of the unions has, therefore, mandated their chapters in various universities across the country to commence sensitisation activities beginning from Monday, 8 July, while also calling for a protest on the campuses on Tuesday 9 July.
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