Fuel Hike: SSANU Joins NLC Strike

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SENIOR Staff Association of Nigerian Universities,
SSANU yesterday joined in the nation-wide strike
organised by the Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC.
Though, SSANU was in a capacity building
workshop for its members and National
Executive Council, NEC, meeting with the theme,
“Trade union leadership skills in a challenging
environs” at Michael Imoudu National Institute
for Labour Studies, MINILS, Ilorin, Kwara state,
the union said as an affiliate of the NLC it has to
abide by the directives of the union.
National President of SSANU, Comrade Samson
Ugwoke had before joining the strike said that
workshop was geared towards equipping
members with the required union solidarity and
cohesion in the face of challenges.
Ugwoke who was represented by the Deputy
President of SSANU, Comrade Moses Adeniyi-
Aogo, further said that the capacity building
workshop was to equip members more on how
to improve their capacity for negotiation.
“The training will help members on how to
maintain peace and order, to be current with
labour leaders and capacity to survive in
challenging situations.
SSANU considers training as a continuous
process.” On joining the strike, SSANU noted that
other unions in the universities including the
Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities,
ASUU, have had peaceful solidarity on campuses.

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