The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Sokoto State University (SSU) Chapter, has resumed work after its five-day warning strike, giving the Sokoto State Government 14 working days to resolve outstanding staff welfare demands or face an indefinite strike.
The union said its members would resume work on Monday, November 9, but warned that failure to address the grievances by November 27, 2026, would trigger a total and indefinite strike.
SSANU disclosed this in a statement jointly signed on Sunday by its Chairman, Ismail Bala Muhammed, and Secretary, Mansur Ahmad.
The five-day warning strike began on November 2 and ended on November 6.
The union said the decision to resume work was taken as a demonstration of goodwill and commitment to industrial harmony, while giving the government another opportunity to resolve the dispute.
It said the fresh ultimatum followed consultations and a resolution of Congress, which urged the government to take concrete and verifiable steps towards implementing the outstanding entitlements.
According to SSANU, the warning strike was necessitated by the government’s failure to approve and implement its demands despite repeated engagements, written submissions, reminders and meetings with relevant officials.
The demands include payment of outstanding arrears arising from the 25 per cent salary increment, approval and implementation of the 35 per cent Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance (CONTTA), and payment of annual salary increments due to eligible members.
The union also demanded the release of outstanding check-off dues withheld from the association.
SSANU maintained that the demands were legitimate and consistent with entitlements already extended to comparable staff categories at Sokoto State University, Shehu Shagari University of Education and other state-owned tertiary institutions.
The association called on Governor Ahmed Aliyu to personally intervene and direct the immediate approval and implementation of the outstanding entitlements.
It also appealed to the Ministry for Higher Education, relevant government agencies, traditional institutions, parents, students and other stakeholders to help resolve the dispute before the expiration of the ultimatum.
The union stressed that its resumption should not be construed as an abandonment of its demands, but as an opportunity for the government to resolve the dispute and avert another disruption to university activities.
“Concrete approvals, clear implementation timelines and full settlement” of the outstanding claims are expected from the government, the union said, stressing that further delays, promises or partial responses would not resolve the dispute.
SSANU reaffirmed its commitment to staff welfare, quality university education, industrial peace and the peaceful resolution of the dispute.
