The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU of the Federal University of Technology Akure ,FUTA on Thursday October 9, 2025 joined their counterparts nationwide in a one-day protest to draw the attention of the Federal Government and demand action on their long-standing demands and grievances.
According to Comrade Felix Adunbi, Chairman of SSANU FUTA Branch, the unions are contesting several key issues including “ Unjust Disbursement of N50 Billion Earned Allowances; Delay in Renegotiation of Year 2009 FGN and NASU/SSANU Agreements; Non-payment of Outstanding Two (2) Months Salaries; Non-payment of Arrears of 25% / 30% Salary Arrears; Non-payment of 3rd Party Deductions of the Two Months Salaries (May & June, 2022) and other related matters.” Adunbi emphasized that the unions had issued a seven-day ultimatum, followed by a 14-day extension that expired on Monday, and warned that further action will be taken if their demands are ignored.
He said the protest followed a directive from the National body at the end of the Joint Action Committee held on October 6. According to him the “Following the inauguration of the Joint Consultative Committee by the Honourable Minister of Education to look into the demands of JAC of NASU & SSANU, the Committee met twice on Friday, 19th September, 2025 and Monday, 6th October, 2025 at the Permanent Secretary’s Conference Room, Abuja with little progress as our demands remain unresolved despite extension of the ultimatum.”
And because of the lack of progress in the negotiation “the National JAC at its meeting held on Monday, 6th October, 2025 directed Branch leadership in the Universities and Inter-University Centres throughout the country to convene a Joint Congress in their respective campuses on Wednesday, 8th October, 2025 to mobilize and prepare for a massive and effective ONE-DAY Protest on Thursday, 9th October, 2025.”
He said FUTA SSANU carried out the directives to the letter culminating in the protest held within the campus on October 9,2025 and awaits further directive from its parent body on the matter.