SSANU faults Sokoto varsity VC over claims of irregular strike

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Sokoto State University department, has accused the establishment’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor M.B. Yerima, of giving a deceptive account of the circumstances surrounding its five-day warning strike.

The department chairman, Ismail Bala Muhammad, mentioned the union launched into the strike after a number of unsuccessful makes an attempt to resolve disputes over members’ unpaid entitlements with the college administration and the Sokoto State Government.

Muhammad made this identified in a press release issued on Friday in Sokoto whereas responding to the Vice-Chancellor’s declare that the union did not observe due course of earlier than commencing the commercial motion.

He defined that the union first submitted its calls for to the college administration, prompting the Vice-Chancellor to represent a committee to look at the complaints.

He mentioned the verified calls for have been subsequently forwarded to the state authorities by the Ministry for Higher Education, adopted by a number of conferences to deal with the problems.

According to him, the union later issued a 14-day ultimatum after the discussions failed to provide a decision.

Muhammad maintained that the strike was authorised by members at a congress and was not politically motivated or meant to undermine the college’s administration.

SSANU members started the five-day warning strike on November 2, 2026, over unpaid entitlements and different welfare-related calls for.