The South East zone of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called on the Federal Government to urgently address the issues related to salary disparities and unpaid entitlements affecting its members.
It is also urging the government to address the underfunding of universities, warning that the continued neglect of agreements could lead to a total shutdown of the nation’s university system.
These demands were made recently, during a Zonal Workshop themed: “Strategies for Building Formidable Union Leadership: A Practicable Approach,” which featured paper presentations on stress management and the evolving challenges of trade unionism.
The council lamented the imbalance in the disbursement of the ₦50 billion earned allowance, where ₦40 billion was allocated to one union, while SSANU, NASU, and NAAT received only ₦10 billion.
“We are requesting that the Federal Government release at least ₦100 billion to the three non-teaching unions to make up for previous shortfalls,” the Zonal Executive Council (ZEC) declared.
The union also rejected the reported recommendations of the Nimi Briggs Committee, which allegedly proposed a salary increase ratio of 100% to 10% between ASUU and other unions.
“SSANU South East Zone says no to salary disparity. We totally reject any implementation of the Nimi Briggs proposal,” the union stated, demanding the recommencement and conclusion of the 2009 renegotiation agreement, while cautioning the Office of the Head of Service against “attempted usurpation of statutory functions of University Governing Councils.”
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