SSANU, NASU strike disrupt activities in UNIBEN

University of Benin were disrupted on Monday following the decision of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to embark on a nationwide strike as directed by their national leadership.In a joint Congress held at the sports complex, Ugbowo Campus of the university, the leadership of the unions said a monitoring committee have been constituted to ensure compliance by those affected

BENIN CITY – ACTIVITIES at the University of Benin were disrupted on Monday following the decision of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to embark on a nationwide strike as directed by their national leadership.

In a joint Congress held at the sports complex, Ugbowo Campus of the university, the leadership of the unions said a monitoring committee have been constituted to ensure compliance by those affected

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The national bodies of the association directed members to embark on the indefinite strike after exploring all avenues to make the federal government pay their four months’ salary areas which have failed to yield results.

As a result of the strike, activities in the Library, Health Centre and Sports Complex were closed to students while at the gate, it was the private security outfit contracted that was at work.

Speaking at the meeting, the Chairman, NASU of the university, Anthony Igbinosa said “The president said they should give us 50 per cent of what they owe us, which is two months so we gladly left and happily told our people that we are expecting two months and let us start from somewhere. 18th of July till date is almost three months but at the end of the day we are told that it is the Minister of Finance that is sitting on top of the president’s directive but if the president is serious, will an appointee be sitting on his directive?’
On his part, SSANU counterpart, Broderick Osewa told journalists that to ensure compliance, “We have decided that we should commence and there is a monitoring team that will go around and we will make sure that there is total compliance in our university.”

Source :Vanguard