Administrative activities in University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Thursday was paralysed as non-teaching staff of the university embarked on one day protest to press home their demands from Federal Government.

The protest match led by Comrade Linus Akata, Chairman Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Comrade
William Amu, Chairman of Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions (NASU) went round major roads in the campus singing and chatting solidarity songs

Some placards carried by SSANU/NASU members during the protest include;

“FGN honour the 2009 agreement now”, “Enough is enough, pay our withheld salary”, “SSANU/NASU united, we demand what is our right” .

Others are “FG enough of your empty promises since 2009, “Justice delayed is justice denied”, “We can longer take care of our families because government is owing us”, among others.

Briefing newsmen during the protest Akata and Amu said they one protest was in compliance of directive of SSANU/ NASU national JAC to all non-teaching staff in public universities.

“The national JAC at its meeting held on Monday October 6, directed all branch leadership in universities and inter university centres throughout the country to carry out this one day protest on Thursday as last warning to government.

“We thank non-teaching staff in UNN for their active participation in the protest and urged them to wait for further directive for a nationwide strike if the government failed to do the needful.’they said.

The two union leaders said the nationwide indefinite strike would not only paralysed administrative activities but also academic activities as all lecture halls in the university would remain under lock and key.

“Nigerians especially parents should prevail on government to meet demands of SSANU/NASU, because if the nationwide indefinite strike starts it will be total and comprehensive as SSANU/NASU will shutdown public universities in the country.

The union leaders, listed some of the demands of SSANU/NASU to include;

“Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement.

The third-party deductions from the already paid two months of withheld salaries that were yet to be remitted, inability of government to pay earned allowances for members

Federal Government continued withholding of salaries of members who participated in the 2022 industrial action.

Inability of government to release the outstanding two (2) months withheld salaries as a demonstration of good faith and commitment to restoring industrial harmony within the university system, among others.

Our correspondent reports that, no fewer than 500 non teaching staff in UNN participated in the protest.