NANTS dissociates self from SSANU, NASU Strike

The National Leadership of the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) has dissociated itself from the Nationwide strike called by SSANU and NASU.

A statement signed by Comrade ‘Niyi Akinnibi, National President, NANTS said “The attention of the National Leadership of the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) has been drawn to the strike directive purportedly issued by the General Secretary of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions NASU, Mr. Peters Adeyemi whereby NASU members who are now full-fledged members of the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) in all the Universities in Nigeria were directed to proceed on indefinite strike with effect from 12.00am of Friday, 5th February, 2021.

It is our concern that NASU that does not have members any longer in the Universities is issuing directive to anonymous and NON-EXISTENT members. It should be noted that we have enormity of challenges in the Universities at the moment AND THEREFORE NASU cannot speak for us.

NASU is a failed and amorphous union whose interest is where to derive check-off dues.

The University workers had pulled out of NASU because it is an amorphous union which consistS of primary schools, secondary schools, WAEC, Library, Research Institutes, Colleges of Education and Polytechnics.

The decision of the University workers to opt out of NASU was based on the latter’s amorphousness and the lack of adequate representation on issues that bothered on their interests.

We wish to inform the general public that National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) members in the Nigerian Universities are not on any strike and that the federal Government should disregard any strike directive from NASU to University workers as NASU has been completely grounded in the Universities.

We also, wish to appeal to the Federal Government not subject our innocent members in the Nigerian Universities to NO WORK, NO PAY rule as our members are not ON any strike and as a Union we have not issued any strike directive.

It is pertinent to state that the General Secretary of NASU, Mr. Peters Adeyemi who is issuing strike directive to the University workers is not a staff in any Nigerian Universities and as such NO WORK, NO PAY rule does not affect him because he (Peters Adeyemi) and all his other officers are not staff in any Nigerian Universities.

Therefore, esteemed members of the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) in Nigerian Universities across the Country are hereby appealed to, to remain calm by not allowing misdirection that could lead them to NO WORK, NO PAY rule at this period of critical economic challenges.

We wish to reiterate and to rekindle our members hope that by the grace of the Almighty God our Union would be registered and adequate representation and engagement over our issues would follow.”