Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Kuni Tyessi in Abuja
Non-teaching staff of federal universities in the country have given the federal government up till February 5th to address their grievances or face an indefinite industrial action.
The notice to the government was read out to journalists yesterday by the leadership of Joint Action Committee of the union, led by SSANU President, Mohammed Haruna Ibrahim and NASU General Secretary, Comrade Peter Adeyemi.
The non-teaching staff under the auspices of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) had earlier undertaken a three-day protest at all the universities in the country to draw government’s attention to their grievances.
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The Non Academic Staff Union of Universities and Inter-University Centres, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education (NASU) has Condemned the continuously low budgetary allocations to the country’s education sector.
The union at its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja last Friday observed with deep concern that over the years, the federal government has failed to adequately fund the education sector.
In a communique jointly signed by NASU President, Makolo Hassan, and General-Secretary, Peter Adeyemi, the union urged the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to urgently redress the shortcomings, falling which NASU may embark on a strike in the Universities and Inter-University Centres, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.