Sokoto SSANU begins warning strike over unpaid entitlements

….Union threatens indefinite shutdown if demands remain unmet
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto
SOKOTO — The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Sokoto State University (SSU) chapter, has commenced a five-working-day warning strike over outstanding staff entitlements, threatening an indefinite shutdown if the dispute with the Sokoto State Government is not resolved.

The union said the industrial action followed the expiration of a 14-working-day ultimatum issued to the state government over its demands.

In a statement signed by its Chairman, Ismail Bala Muhammed, and Secretary, Mansur Ahmad, SSANU said the strike was triggered by the government’s failure to app...