The Joint Action Committee of Non Academic Staff Union, and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, has embarked on a three day peaceful protest over what they described as, a breach in Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Federal Government.
The protest which started at the Post Graduate School field of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam campus had their members chanting solidarity songs as they marched to different departments of the campus.
Inquiring on what could have led to the protest, the branch Chairman of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, who is also the Joint Action Committee Leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam Campus, Comrade Oddih Obiorah said the protest is to reiterate the position of Joint Action Committee on the Memorandum of Understanding reached with the Federal government on the twentieth of October 2020.
Comrade Oddih who noted the issues for which the memorandum of understanding was entered to include, nonpayment of earned allowance, nonpayment of retirement benefits of outgone members, nonpayment of arrears of minimum wage, inconsistencies in the IPPIS payment among other issues.
He stated that the protest is a directive from the national headquarters to all the university branches and inter-university centers across the country.
On his part the Chairman, Non Academic Staff Union, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam campus, Comrade Chukwudi Nwobu advised all union members to always turn out and be more proactive when there’s need for such noting that it is for the good of the union.
