The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has called on the security service chiefs in the country to take stringent measures against incessant killings in Nigeria.
Speaking during the association’s National Executive Council meeting on Thursday in Kano, the National President, Samson Ugwoke, said it is only when there was free movement of people and property that the country would progress,
The President also cautioned politicians to desist from using thugs before, during and after the election.
According to him, since democracy has come to stay, it would only thrive if rancour-free elections are held in the country.
Mr Ugwoke urged the federal government to as a matter of urgency pay the N8 billion as part of the agreement with three non-teaching staff unions of universities when they suspended a three-month industrial action in March.
He said the government promised to pay the earned allowances money within five weeks, “but it is seven weeks on and the government has not fulfilled the agreement.
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, who was at the occasion, said SSANU has brought a new dimension to unionism in the country by identifying some prominent people in the country to recognize for the contributions they rendered to the development of the country.
According to him, unionism is not all about embarking on industrial action, but serving as critical stakeholders in addressing challenges that bedevil the country.
Mr Idris, therefore, noted that the award of excellence given to him and other deserving individuals would boost their morale to do better for the country.
Earlier, the SSANU Chairman, Bayero University Kano branch, Haruna Aliyu said BUK was honoured to host the 33rd NEC Meeting.
He disclosed that the SSANU BUK was currently making effort to collaborate with Kano State Agricultural Resources and Development Agency, KNARDA, to provide training to its serving and retired members on different forms of agriculture.
According to him, the training would go a long way in making them self-reliant before and after retirement.
The NEC meeting featured the commissioning of an ultra-modern secretariat of SSANU-BUK.
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