The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities has threatened another strike if the federal government heeds to the directive from the Ministry of Education to stop the funding of staff school for children of university workers.
According to the national Vice-President of the association, Mr. Alfred Jimoh, at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, said the renewed attempt to stop federal universities from funding and paying teachers working at staff primary schools stands as discrimination and disregard of the 2009 FGN/NASU agreement.
“Institutions like the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police, Nigeria Navy and Nigeria Air Force, also established and have continued to operate staff schools, funded from the public treasury, through the Ministries of Defence and Police Affairs.”
He stated that the union would defend the sanctity of this agreement which gives children of university workers the same privileges of attending schools funded by the treasury as children of the military and police.
The union also called for the removal of the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, Jimoh; adding that the union will not hesitate to involve other relevant unions in the threatened strike action.
