By Correspondent in Ilorin
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU has vowed never to return to work until the demands it placed before the federal government were attended to, despite the threat of “No work No pay” by the Federal government.
The Chairman, SSANU, University of Ilorin Chapter, Oyedepo Olorunjuwon while speaking with our correspondent on Sunday in Ilorin said that the Federal government’s threat would be met with stiff resistance, adding that all the members of the association were resolute on staying away from work until their demands were met.
Oyedepo noted that in the last week of the strike, one gate was opened for skeletal operations, but that in the coming week, all gates would be under lock and key, there by paralysing the entire system as a way of pressing home the demands.
He urged all SSANU members to ignore threat of No work No pay by the Federal government, adding that the same was done to ASUU.
According to him, since the government understands only the language of strike, it will remain the only tool for pressing home the demands of the association.
He, however, expressed optimism that government would not want to destroy its own institutions as a result of demands by SSANU but stated that should the government ignore the association’s call, the expectedly short strike could be prolonged.
The SSANU Chairman,who noted that facilities in the universities did not deteriorate during ASUU strike, however, warned that allowing them to remain idle and unmaintained could be very costly for the government to restore after the strike must have been over.
He called on parents of students in Nigerian Universities not panic but rather mount pressure on the government to speedily look into SSANU demands for quick and amicable resolution.
