The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities warned the Federal Government that it would embark on a nationwide strike if the N50bn outstanding earned allowances to universities and inter-university centres are not paid within the next four months.
SSANU National President, Mohammed Ibrahim made the appeal on Sunday in a communiqué issued at the end of the 43rd Regular National Executive Council meeting held in Katsina.
According to him, the delay in the payment of the outstanding N50bn earned allowances was long overdue. He said that the NEC-in-session deliberated on the promise of the government to release the sum of N50bn for payment of outstanding earned allowances to universities and inter-university centres.
He said, “This promise is now overdue. Government is therefore urged to keep to their word and not to renege on their promises to avoid industrial dispute in the system.”