SSANU issues ultimatum, threatens indefinite strike over unresolved 2009 agreement

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has warned that it whitethorn embark connected an indefinite nationwide onslaught if the Federal Government fails to reason the renegotiation of the 2009 statement by the extremity of April 2026.

The national issued the informing successful a communiqué released connected Sunday successful Abuja pursuing its 54th National Executive Council, NEC, gathering held astatine Ekiti State University.

The connection was signed by SSANU’s National President, Muhammad Ibrahim.

SSANU expressed dissatisfaction with what it described arsenic the dilatory gait and deficiency of clarity surrounding the ongoing renegotiation process with non-teaching unions, citing the lack of steadfast timelines and factual commitments from the government.

The national urged the Federal Government to urgently reconvene discussions and reason the process successful a mode that is transparent, fair, and time-bound.

“In presumption of this, SSANU hereby issues a last ultimatum to the Federal Government from April 1 to April 30, 2026, to reason the renegotiation process and motion the agreement,” Ibrahim said.

He added that nonaccomplishment to conscionable the deadline would permission the national with nary alternate but to collaborate with its counterpart nether the Joint Action Committee, JAC, comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and SSANU, to ...