Activities at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) were brought to a halt on Wednesday as members of non-academic staff unions complied with the directive to go on a seven-day warning strike.
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) had directed its members to go on a warning strike over the non-payment of four months of withheld salaries.
In October 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed that the university workers who went on prolonged strike in 2022 should be paid four months.
But early Wednesday, UNILAG’s branch of SSANU and NASU complied with the directive by locking one of the main gates which affected the entry and exit of vehicles on the campuses.
This also affected the movements of vehicles into the school and also led to congestion along the UNILAG route.
Also, some lecture halls and offices were locked which hindered academic activities.
The members gathered at the institution’s gate for a “peaceful protest” and to register their displeasure.
Some of them displayed placards with inscriptions such as “Pay us our money!”, “JAC Demands the immediate payment of withheld salaries”.
Other placards had inscriptions: “FGN pay our four months’ salaries without delay!” and “Pay us our 4 months salaries!”.
