The Federal Government is considering reversing the directive to sack about 2,000 workers of universities’ staff schools.
The circular from the National Salaries and Wages Commission that directed vice chancellors to remove names of staff of their staff school from the government pay roll may soon be reversed.
This made the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to embark on an indefinite strike on December 24, arguing that the directive contradicts the 2009 agreement between the government and the union.
It was gathered that the government is considering recalling the sacked workers and reversing the directive as a solution to ending the two weeks’ strike by the union.
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu invited the union leaders to a meeting on Sunday in Abuja to deliberate on how to end the strike.
Sources privy to the meeting stated the minister was determined to ensure that the strike is called off.
The source said the union insisted that the retrenchment letters issued to its members should be withdrawn before the strike could be call off.
The minister promised to consult with stakeholders, including the Budget Office and the National Universities Commission (NUC) before responding.
