March 25, (THEWILL)- The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational And Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU), has announced the suspension of the seven-day warning strike embarked by the two unions since Monday, March 18.
NASU and SSANU, through JAC, declared a seven-day warning strike, which started on Monday, March 18, to protest their exclusion in the payment of the four months withheld salaries as directed by President Bola Tinubu.
A statement jointly signed by Prince Peters Adeyemi, the General Secretary and Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, the President of SSANU, said the warning strike, will terminate at midnight, Sunday, March 24, 2024.
Similarly, the leadership of the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), has also directed its members to resume duty on Monday, March 25.
NAAT had declared a three-day warning strike on Wednesday, March 20, over the withheld salaries of its members.
President of NAAT, Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma, said his association will be meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Education on Wednesday afternoon.
The Reps Committee had invited SSANU, NASU and NAAT, alongside the Minister of Education, in order to find an amicable resolution of the issues that led to the strike.
“We have suspended the strike and directed our members to resume duty immediately. We have also given the government two weeks to pay us the withheld salaries. But if the government fails to pay us after the two weeks, we will take a decision on it”, Nwokoma said.
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