The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU has referred to the nation as economically prostrate, due to bad government policies, high rate of unemployment which is fueling dangerous insecurity challenges of kidnapping, banditry, youthful fraudulent activities, inflation, among others . SSANU also said that the only way to redirect the ship of the nation is by introducing sound economic measures, gag the corruption monster and provide jobs for the teeming youths to avert the total collapse of the country.
In a Communique signed by its National President, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim and made available after the 44th National Executive COuncil. NEC , the union, said that their members are still suffering from the effect of the unpaid salaries.
Comrade Ibrahim said that their members are still being owed their four months salaries and called on the Government to pay their arrears without further delay. The NEC also asked Federal Government to consider merging the payment platforms developed by SSANU and NASU(U3PS) and ASUU(UTAS) since it is on record that the platforms are capable of addressing the peculiarities of the University system.
The NEC also condemned the arbitrary dissolution of Governing Councils of federal universities by the federal government as illegal and inimical to the growth and proper functioning and management of universities in nigeria.
