Members of the he Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University (SSANU) and Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) at the University of Ilorin on Monday embarked on an industrial action in compliance with the directive of the national bodies of the two unions.
But the academic staff in the university immediately took control of the activities in the institution so that the ongoing students examination was not disrupted despite the non- academic staff’s strike.
Blueprint gathered that members of SSANU and NASU in the university held a congress at the gate of the institution in the morning before departing for their homes.
The branch chairman of NASU, Comrade Zuberu Ibrahim, said that members of the two unions involved complied totally with the directive of their national bodies.
“The compliance of our members to the strike is total. We held a congress at the gate of the University early on Monday before members dispatched to their respective homes and this will continue in the next seven days”, he said.
The public relations officer of SSANU in the university, Comrade Segun Alabi said that the compliance of members to the strike was total.
Meanwhile, the academic staff in the university have taken control of the activities in the institution to avert disruption of the ongoing students examination despite the non- academic staff’s strike.
The university’s director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun confirmed that the strike did not affect the ongoing students examination.
“We don’t want the strike to affect the students. The management made a special arrangement so that the ongoing examination would continue”, Akogun said.
