University of Ibadan ASUU To Begin One-Week Warning Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the University of Ibadan Chapter has threatened to embark on a one week warning strike over over illegal pension deductions, fractional salary payments and non-payment of supervision allowances.

On Tuesday, the Chairman, Deji Omole at a congress convened by the union disclosed this to decision. The members also complained bitterly of excessive deductions in their March, 2017 salaries. 

Speaking on this, the institution's management has also been alleged to have failed to declare the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) profile of the university. 

According to the Chairman, Mr. Omole, the warning strike is, therefore, to compel the university administration to address the issues which ASUU said bordered on the welfare of her members who are being owed since 2010.

“The congress of ASUU, UNIBADAN, at its meeting of 4th April, 2017, having received permission from the national body of the union, hereby, declare a one-week warning strike.

“The warning strike will commence from 12:01 midnight of Tuesday, 4th April, to 12:00 midnight of Tuesday, 11th April, 2017.

“The congress of the union maintains that the failure of the university administration to satisfactorily resolve all the issues, will force the union to proceed on a comprehensive and total strike,” Mr. Omole added.

The congress, which was well attended, was also addressed by the national delegates of ASUU, and participated fully was Bebe Sese, from Port Harcourt; Tony Monye-Emina, from Benin and Mahmood Lawan, from Kano.

News Agency of Nigeria NAN recalls that the union had in a congress resolution in March warned the university management to address its grievances, bordering on reversal of illicit deductions and non-payment of promotion arrears. The three non-academic staff unions of the institution had also been on strike since March 13, grounding

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