Nigerian Govt Pleads With SSANU, NASU, NAAT To Suspend Strike

The Federal Government has pleaded with the Non-Teaching Staff of the Nigerian Universities to suspend the three months strike they embarked upon since December Last year.

Naija  News gathered that Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment made the appeal in a statement signed by Mr Samuel Olowookere, Director, Press in the ministry in Abuja.

There had been conciliatory meeting with the Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities called at the instance of the minister.

The Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities operating under the acronym Joint Action Committee, JAC are made of the Non Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (NASU), Senior Staff Academic of Nigerian Universities(SSANU) National Association of Academic Technologists, (NAAT).

JAC had accused the Federal Government of breaching the agreement entered with the unions in Sept. 2017 that had led to the suspension of the strike the unions embarked on.

The minister said that the current administration was taking steps to permanently resolve all outstanding matters that disrupt academic activities in the universities. He also said  that measures were being taken by the government to settle the trade dispute with the Joint Action Committee.

He, therefore, appealed to them to call off the strike.

Mr Samson Ugwoke, JAC Chairman also that the Federal Government had called for the reconciliatory to plead with the unions to call off the strike.