THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has said that it will soon shut down universities as a result of the inability of the federal government to honour the Memorandum of Action, MoA, signed with the union.
SSANU said it has been reluctant to resume its suspended strike because of its effect on students, university education and parents, regretting that the federal government was forcing the union to down tools.
This is as the universities’ non-teaching staff have said that they are ready to present to the federal government the Universities Peculiar Personnel Payroll System, U3PS, which is expected to replace the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS.
The National President of SSANU, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim told journalists in Abuja that the U3PS was designed by professionals and that it captures all the peculiarities including payment for sabbatical, visiting lecturers etc.
Comrade Ibrahim said that the inconsistencies of the IPPIS which he claimed have caused untold hardship were still faced by non-teaching staff
He further said that another contentious issue is the renegotiation of the 2009 Agreement with the federal government which was long overdue was.
He also said that one of their major concern is the payment of the minimum wage arrears.
He said that the leadership of SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, are going to meet in a few days to take their position.
