Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANU) have called on the Federal Government to immediately begin full implementation of the new N70,000 minimum wage, threatening fresh strike in the Polytechnic sector, if government fails to do the needful
SSANIP had earlier in a communique issued over the weekend at the end of its 75th General Executive Council meeting held at the Delta State Polytechnic in Itefe-Oghara , commended the Ministers of Labour and Employment and that of Education for their timely intervention on the initial proposed 3-day warning which was later suspended with the strong belief that the right steps would be taken by government, warning that the union would not guarantee industrial harmony, if the agitations of its teeming members are not being treated as promised
President of the union, Comrade Philip Adebanjo Ogunsipe and National Secretary, Comrade Nura Shehu Gaya in the communique obtained by Edu-Biznews, expressed SSANIP displeasure over what it described prolonged delay in the full implementation of new minimum wage signed into by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since July, 2024
"The unnecessary delay is causing a lot of financial constraint and economic hardship on Nigerian workers,"SSANIP stated
The union then pleaded with the Federal Government to fast track the process of the full implementation of the new wage, so that workers would not be reduced to beggars , saying the current take can not take workers home
The Senior Staff in the Polytechnic system are demanding among others, payment of arrears of wage award initiated by government as palliative, calling on both the Federal and State Governments to pay with-out further delay, the arrears of wage awards from the month of March to July, 2024 , in tandem with the promise made by government that such would be paid till implementation of the New Minimum wage
They are also demanding payment of arrears of 25%/35% wage increase for workers in Federal Polytechnics while calling on the State owned Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology to begin implementation of the wage increase
The council in the communique, frowned at the unnecessary delay in the payment of the arrears of 25%/35% salary review for workers in Federal Polytechnics which according to the union, is already over due for January to December, 2023
The union then called on the Federal Government to fast track the process of defraying the arrears without further delay to ensure industrial harmony in the country
The council, however expressed gratitude to the States who have implemented the 25%/35% salary review in their various institutions while urging those yet to do it to do so without further delay
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