SSANU, NASU warning strike disrupts admin, tutorial actions in UNN

Educational actions have been partially paralysed on the College of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and the Enugu campus, following the seven-day warning strike by the Senior Employees Affiliation of Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Educational Employees Union (NASU).

The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents, who monitored the scenario on the college, report that the strike affected some ongoing examinations at each campuses of the establishment.

NASU, SSANU strike partially disrupted tutorial actions in UNN, Enugu campus, the place college students who have been writing examinations have been allowed to complete whereas those that have been scheduled to begin their afternoon papers have been chased out of the lecture rooms.

The placing members additionally closed many workplaces together with the College students’ Affairs Division and others.

Among the college students lamented the damaging results of the strike on their research.

Ijeoma Edeh, a 400 Degree scholar of the College of Environmental Research, mentioned the strike, if allowed to go on, would have an effect on her significantly.

“Please, the federal government ought to pay them, in any other case a protracted strike will spell doom for a few of us,” Miss Edeh mentioned.

One other 400 Degree scholar of the College of Structure, Favour Obichili, appealed to the federal authorities to resolve their grievances and meet their calls for.

SSANU and NASU mentioned the warning strike referred to as by their nationwide Joint Motion Committee (JAC) was to protest the federal authorities’s failure to pay their members 4 months’ withheld salaries throughout their strike in 2022.

‘Strike can be complete’

Addressing members throughout an emergency congress within the UNN, Linus Akata, Chairman of SSANU-UNN flanked by Ekene Amu, Chairman of NASU-UNN, mentioned the emergency congress was to inform their members in regards to the warning strike declared by JAC.

Mr Akata mentioned that the strike can be complete and complete in UNN, in adherence and compliance to the directive of the nationwide management.

He mentioned that each one the executive workplaces and important service sections of the college have been already below lock and key.

The union chief warned that the unions would deal decisively with any member discovered defaulting or sabotaging the seven-day warning strike.

“Members are directed to go house instantly after this congress and keep away from work till the seven-day warning strike ends, as any defaulting member can be decisively handled.

“This warning strike is complete and complete as the executive block of the UNN, workplaces, works division, College Medical Centre, College Major College and amongst others have been shut down until the top of the strike.

“There can be no water and electrical energy provide from the college hostels, additionally web services from the college have been shut down for the interval as we’ve got directed our members working in these locations to go house,” he mentioned.

‘No apology for strike’

Mr Akata mentioned that the unions had no apology over the seven-day warning strike as their nationwide management had executed all the pieces essential to avert the strike by interesting to the federal government to do the needful.

“SSANU and NASU have written so many letters to the federal government, held a number of press conferences, led delegations to authorities officers in a bid to resolve the problem however all to no avail.

“So, on the finish of this warning strike, if the federal government doesn’t meet our demand we can even take a directive from our nationwide physique on the subsequent line of motion,” he mentioned.

Mr Akata urged members to go house and loosen up until the top of the strike however ought to report any menace or question for not coming to work from administration, head of division or college to the union.

(NAN)