The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has expressed concern over the prolonged delay in concluding the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement between university unions and the Federal Government, warning that its members are becoming increasingly agitated as the process drags on.
National Vice President and Chairman of SSANU, Western Zone, Dr. Abdussobour Salaam, said the union had exercised considerable patience over the years but cautioned that members’ tolerance was rapidly wearing thin.
Speaking at the 79th Zonal Executive Council Meeting of the union held at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, on Thursday, Salaam said the meeting brought together representatives from 26 universities across the South-West to deliberate on issues affecting members, including career progression, remuneration, conflict management and the unresolved 2009 agreement.
“Our charge here is to see that those bordering issues, those pressing issues that affect our members, particularly the issue of renegotiation of our 2009 agreement, which has been long in coming, are resolved within the shortest possible time,” he said.
According to him, the renegotiation process, chaired by former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, is nearing completion despite several challenges encountered along the way.
