The current seven-day strike is a result of a dispute between NASU and the FUNAAB Vice Chancellor, Felix Salako, a professor.
and the institution’s chapter of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and other Associated Institutions have disagreed over the seven days warning strike by the latter.
But the university dismissed the claims of the union and accused it of falsehood. It said parts of the grievances of the union are already before the Court of Appeal, saying the strike amounts to the union resorting to self-help.
He, however, assured the students that the strike would be suspended at the end of the seven days. “We have assured the students that by the grace of God, after this seven-day , we are going to end the strike. So after that we are going back to our normal duty with the hope that they will constitute the so-called committee so that we can engage ourselves,” he added.
A member of NASU, Ajani Yomibo, condemned the strike, saying it was “selfishly called by two leaders of the union and their footsoldiers who have already turned the local branch to their private enterprise.” “It’s important to call the attention of the public to the fact that four of the issues raised by NASU National body for calling its members out on this proposed illegal action are just a smoke-screen for the real one which was to force and arm-twist the hand of management to promote the former Chairman of NASU- FUNAAB and a current member of National Executive Committee of NASU, Mr Ishaq Odunjo who couldn’t pass promotion interviews and competency test usually conducted for the University...
In July 2021, some university staff attempted to join NASU but were stopped by the university on the account that they had signed an undertaking not to join any labour union on the campus.When they demanded the withdrawal of their membership application from NASU after the queries, NASU rejected their withdrawal.
In a judgement delivered on 5 May, the Industrial Court ruled in favour of NASU and awarded N200,000 in damages.