JUST-IN:Strike: FG invites NASU, SSANU for dialogue over strike
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The federal government has invited leaders of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to resolve issues behind the recent declaration of an indefinite strike.
Federal universities in Nigeria were shut down, in compliance with the indefinite strike called by the Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU until the federal government paid the four months withheld salaries of their members.
However, Mohammed Ibrahim, the national president of SSANU confirmed to journalist on Monday that the minister of state for education reached out to him requesting a meeting.
“Well, I will say unofficial (meeting) because there is no official communication to that effect.
“The minister of state for education reached out via a phone call and noted that the call was on the instance of the incoming minister, requesting for a meeting today in Abuja but because I was unavailable, the meeting couldn’t be held,” he explained.
Following resolutions from their meeting, NASU and SSANU on Sunday night vowed to indefinitely shut down all university activities across the country starting Monday, October 28.
