Strike: Kano varsity workers kick over refusal of govt to pay withheld entitlements

THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has called on the Kano State government to pay its members their entitlements, saying that life has become so unbearable for the affected members in the midst of economic hardships in the country.

THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has called on the Kano State government to pay its members their entitlements, saying that life has become so unbearable for the affected members in the midst of economic hardships in the country.

According to the union, the two universities being owed their entitlements are Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, ADUSTECH, formally, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil and Yusuf Maitama Sule University, YUMSUK formally, Northwest University, Kano.

A statement issued at the end of its 6th Regular Executive Council Meeting, held at Federal University Birnin Kebbi, signed by the National Vice President, Comrade Aliyu Adamu and the zonal Ag. Secretary Comrade Hauwa Abdullahi Danbatta, stated that “its surprising that Kano state government is yet to pay SSANU members at ADUSTECH, Wudil the 2021 and 2022 promotions arrears; hazard arrears; arrears of earned allowance as well as consequential adjustment on minimum wage arrears.”

The statement further explained, “At YUMSUK, our members are yet to receive the outstanding six months consequential adjustment arrears. Even the palliative paid to civil servants in Kano state was not given to our members of the two state owned universities.”

While describing the action of government as “absurd”, the North West zone of SSANU said, “Our understanding and belief on the Kano State administration’s priority to education is put to check by the inability of the government to settle our members entitlements as well as the absence of governing council for more than a year in the two state owned universities.”

The statement added that the neglect meted out to workers in the two universities leaves much to be desired and called on the state government to immediately reconstitute the governing councils of both universities and without further delay pay all the arrears of salaries and allowances being owed the workers.