SSANU and NASU members said the government has opted to dare the consequences"of its preferential treatment of one union over the others," especially considering Wednesday's meeting with ASUU.
The leadership of the two unions had written on Wednesday, 19 June, to the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, threatening to order the withdrawal of their members from their duty posts should the government fail to pay the workers' withheld salaries. They said there are no reasons not to embark on a nationwide indefinite strike, even as they condemned the government for"pushing us to the wall."In March, the two unions embarked on a one-week warning strike over the withheld salaries of their members.
JAC said it wrote to the education minister, Mr Mamman, and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, but has yet to receive a response, prompting it to decide on a one-week warning strike in March.The unions said, despite various letters, engagements, and assurances from the government, the withheld salaries remain unpaid, leading to growing frustration among the workers.