Ebun Francis || The spates of labour unrest in the country continued Wednesday with the Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian government Universities resolve to embark on strike action effective next Monday.
Rising from a Joint Action Committee meeting of non-teaching unions on Wednesday in Abuja, the leadership directed their members across the country to down tools with effect from Monday, September 11.
Present at the meeting are members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT).
They are demanding the immediate payment of earned allowances, as well as a review of the universities governance system.
Speaking after the meeting, Chairman of JAC and SSANU President, Samson Ugwoke, noted that the industrial action would be “total and comprehensive”.
According to him, there will be no provision of services from members of the union during the strike, no matter how skeletal.
Ugwoke said concessions would not be granted while all union members would stay at home until further notice, unless as directed by JAC through their respective presidents.
This is coming at a time when the government is still struggling to resolve the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) three weeks ago.
On August 14, the National President of ASUU, Dr Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the commencement of the industrial action after a meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the union in Abuja.
The union had directed members in its branches across the country not to attend statutory meetings of any kind.