UNILORIN Joins OAU, Others In Nationwide Strike

The University of Ilorin chapter of Non-academic staff members has joined the nationwide strike called to protest unfair deals from the federal government by their national body.

The decision to join the strike, it was gathered was taken at a congress of the joint action committee, umbrella organ for three industrial unions in the system; the Non Academic Staff Union ( NASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the NATS.

Although, report states that the Vice Chancellor of UNILORIN atempted to convince the university’s chapter against joining but his attempt was futile.

“He pleaded with us to sustain our record at the university and even asked that we retain some critical sectors but we told him at the congress that the strike will be total”, a source at the congress claimed.

Academic activities at Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan have also been halted in spite of the workers’ strike.